Weekly News Summary For August 30 – September 5, 2010:
New Chicago Carp Lawsuit Moves Forward
After an initial hearing August 23, an Illinois federal judge has scheduled more hearings for expert testimony in a lawsuit filed by five Great lakes states against Illinois, asking for locks and waterways between the Chicago area and Lake Michigan to be closed. The next hearing will begin September 7.
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Tri-City Port District Breaks Ground For New Rail Loop
The Tri-City Regional Port District, Granite City, Ill., held a groundbreaking ceremony August 23 to celebrate the $6 million TIGER grant award that will fund the construction of a new rail loop at the port, and eventually contribute to a new intermodal freight transportation hub.
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Rescuer’s Son Reunites With Orphan From Boat Accident Decades Ago
The river community is a small world, we know. But how small? According to a famous experiment that became the title of a play and film, everyone on earth is connected by no more than “six degrees of separation.”
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Chickamauga Lock Procedural Changes Announced
The Nashville Engineer District recently announced a change in lockage procedures at Chickamauga Lock, Tennessee River Mile 471.0, for both commercial and recreational vessels.
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Marine Builders Delivers Safety Star
Marine Builders Inc., Utica, Ind., recently delivered the mv. Safety Star, the third in a series of six boats ordered by J. Russell Flowers Inc. for lease to AEP River Operations fleet. Identical to several similar “Safety” boats constructed by B & B Boatbuilders in Bayou la Batre, Ala., the boats from Marine Builders are 70 by 28 feet and are powered with a pair of Caterpillar 3508 diesel engines.
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WJ Editorial: Finance Woes Are Heavy Burden on Coast Guard
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