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BYLINE: Thomas A. Allegretti
President and chief executive
www.americanwaterways.com
One of the most important changes expected by the U.S. tugboat, towboat and barge industry for 2009 is the publication by the U.S. Coast Guard of proposed regulations establishing the first-ever towing vessel inspection regime tailored specifically to the towing industry. The new regulations will institute a modern, innovative approach to towing vessel inspection that will be based on a safety management system. The new program will preserve the Coast GuardOs limited resources by using a risk-based approach …