Weekly News Summary For July 21 - July 27, 2008:
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Keeps Its Promise
“I think the Tenn-Tom is really coming into its own.”
These words happened to be spoken by Rick Worley, president of Teppco Pipeline’s new multi-modal terminal in Boligee, Ala. But their sentiments are shared by many people who have welcomed or contributed to an explosion of growth and development along the Tennessee—Tombigbee Waterway. The ripples of that growth extend all over the South—and beyond.
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Historic Interstate Compact Paved Way For Tenn-Tom Waterway
Need a question that’s almost guaranteed to stump even the most seasoned trivia expert? Try this one on for size: What was the biggest earth-moving project in the history of mankind? After giving it some thought, the typical respondent will probably reply the Panama Canal. A reasonable answer—fully 210 million cubic feet of earth were removed to create that connection between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans—but wrong. The Suez Canal? Nope: “only” 105 million cubic yards.
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Rising Price Of Diesel Brings Changes In Industry
Expensive diesel fuel is a challenge to barge and towing companies, but also impacts others, including the Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers, dredging contractors, midstream fuelers, engine manufacturers and others.
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Two Towboat Sink In Lower Mississippi River
Within a few days of each other, two towboats sank in the Lower Mississippi River under similar circumstances.
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Cornel Martin To Be Next WCI President
Waterways Council Inc. announced last week that Cornel J. Martin would succeed R. Barry Palmer as president and chief executive officer when Palmer retires at the end of the year.
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WJ Editorial: Recession, Fuel Prices And The Big Stick
Although former Sen. Phil Graham probably didn’t mean it the way it came out, he said last week that we are in the grip of a “mental recession.”
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