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Tracy Zea

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Tracy Zea is president and CEO of the Waterways Council, Inc., the national public policy organization advocating for a modern and well-maintained national system of ports and inland waterways. 

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' FY25 Work Plan includes $44 million to continue work on the Montgomery Lock project on the Ohio River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo.

An austere plan, but still progress

A towboat pushes barges of coal into the Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Monaca, Penn. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret.

Make it or break it time for inland waterways construction program

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The future USS Pierre (LCS 38) is the final Independence variant littoral combat ship built for the U.S. Navy. Austal USA photo.
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Miss Hazel is the latest boat to join the Jack Tanner Towing Company fleet. Serodino photo.
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Washington State Ferries analyzing its options

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