Weekly News Summary For February 8–14, 2009:
Greenup Lock Closure Slows Area Economy
After a five-day closure of both chambers of the Greenup Locks and Dam at Mile 341 of the Ohio River when a miter gate failed on the main 1,200-foot chamber, the Corps of Engineers opened the 600-foot-long auxiliary lock chamber on January 31, only to close it again briefly after about seven lockages while the Corps ran tests on the damaged portion of the main gate. The auxiliary chamber opened again February 2.
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Traffic Resumes On GIWW After Spill
One-way vessel traffic in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) resumed in earnest on January 29, and in just over 18 hours, 149 tows were moved in one-way traffic through Port Arthur, Texas, site of the barge and ship collision on January 23 that resulted in a 462,000-gallon crude oil spill in the Sabine-Neches Waterway.
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Kentucky Lock Monolith Contract Awarded
The Nashville Engineer District has awarded a $40,721,812 contract for construction of the upstream nine concrete monoliths of the new 1,200-foot lock at Kentucky Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River.
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Inland AIS Reporting System Expanding
Inland towboat operators are familiar with regulations requiring Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) aboard their commercial vessels, and they have come to understand the importance of the information exchanged with other nearby vessels. However, there are many other applications for the information that can also be valuable to port officials, traffic managers, midstream fuel and grocery suppliers, emergency responders and shippers needing accurate, up-to-the-minute locations for cargoes or vessels.
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Orion Acquires T.W. LaQuay Dredging
Orion Marine Group has acquired T.W. LaQuay Dredging for $60 million in cash, Orion announced January 28.
T.W. LaQuay is a specialty dredging services provided that focuses on near-shore dredging projects, primarily along the Texas coast, utilizing hydraulic cutter suction pipeline dredging. Formed in 2000, the company has worked on dredging projects inn the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, ports and inlets, as well as wetland creation and shoreline stabilization.
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WJ Editorial: President Obama Should Have Worked On A Farm
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