Antwerp Port Authority has formed a task force to tackle persistent lengthy delays along its inland waterways, the freight publication The Loadstar reported March 17. The port told stakeholders it… Read More
Author: David Murray
The National Weather Service issued an updated flood outlook for the Mississippi River basin and its sub-basins March 10 that showed little change from its previous flood outlook estimate. The… Read More
The mv. W. Red Harris, owned by Marquette Transportation, broke its way through the ice of Lake Pepin March 21 to become the first boat to kick off the unofficial… Read More
A study just published in the journal Nature shows how carbon is stored and transported through the intricacy of inland and coastal waterways—and how important those waterways are to global… Read More
Shipyards all over America are desperate for new workers. A recent visit to the website Ziprecruiter.com revealed 127 ads for shipyard laborers or workers. Starting salaries for laborers, tank cleaners… Read More
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in November, is pushing a “tsunami” of federal funding out the door during the next five… Read More
Two members of the Wisconsin General Assembly have introduced bills to provide $1 million to study costs and benefits of a bridge over the Mississippi River at Cassville, Wis., according… Read More
Flood risk for most of the Mississippi River basin should be at or near normal averages for the next 90 days, according to officials of the National Water Center, except… Read More
A new organization that began as a distributed email list with occasional meetings is bringing together professionals who work in inland waterway compliance for mutual support and networking. The first… Read More
Farmers have always been among the most important supporters of the U.S. inland waterway system. The ability to use water transportation to export their crops can mean the difference between… Read More
