For the second time in less than a year, the New Orleans Engineer District is planning to construct a sill across the Mississippi River to block the intrusion of… Read More
Archive: 2023
In the Old Boat column of the June 19 issue regarding the Sam Craig, brief mention was made of the Reliance. It was an important part of the… Read More
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced $500,000 in grants to four Kentucky riverports on July 5. The grants are for infrastructure improvements and equipment upgrades. “An efficient transportation… Read More
The 2023 Rail & Maritime Summit, an annual event held this year on June 13 that features distinguished professionals from the rail and maritime sectors, presented its Diolkos… Read More
“Last of the Old Wicket Dams: A History of Ohio River Locks and Dams 52 and 53, 1928-2018” details the history of the wicket dams along the lower Ohio… Read More
For the sixth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
About 6 p.m. on July 4, a towing vessel pushing a loaded barge entered Algiers Lock in New Orleans from the Mississippi River, bound for the Gulf Intracoastal… Read More
Around 9:30 a.m. on June 26, 2022, a fire broke out aboard the mv. Mary Dupre, which was pushing one barge of biodiesel along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) welcomed nearly $40 million in federal funds the nation’s ports were awarded through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity… Read More
The Energy Institute (EI), which has been providing impartial energy data since 1952, just released its Statistical Review of World Energy for 2022. EI has always prided itself on… Read More
