The scope of the U.S. Gulf oil spill continues to expand, testing the limits of public and private response capabilities. We can’t afford to fail. Can BP afford to pay?

The American Trucking Associations worry that the U.S. Department of Transportation will embark on a seismic Modal Shift that will move cargo off the roads and onto the water and rails. Do they have a case?

Domestic mariner shortages to rise in the short term, especially in the face of an improving economy and a federal SIP program that remains in turmoil. It might not have to be that way.

Policy changes at the National Maritime Center irk industry training schools and mariners. Will this undo more than 18 months of progress?