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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 dustpan dredge Potter at work August 25 on the Mississippi River near Cliff Cave Park in St. Louis.
September 11, 2026

Dredge Potter back at work on Mississippi River

One worker died during an explosion and fire Sept. 10 on the barge Casablanca docked in the Mariners Harbor section of Staten Island, according to the Fire Department of New York.
September 11, 2026

One dead in Staten Island barge explosion

A pilot boat navigates the upper New York City harbor. Shutterstock photo.
September 11, 2026

Maritime pilots proudly contribute to America’s maritime security

Workboats head toward Manhattan to assist with evacuations on Sept. 11, 2001. New York Council of the Navy League photo.
September 11, 2026

The 9/11 Boatlift, 25 Years Later: How workboats evacuated lower Manhattan

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