Author: David Murray

Locks and dams reopened on the Upper Mississippi as waters dropped below flood stage following a surge due to rapid snowmelt. According to river gauge readings from the… Read More

One of the panelists at the recently concluded seminar of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association spoke on one of the two cases involving maritime law that the… Read More

The entire Upper Mississippi River above Mile 343 remained closed to traffic, as high water caused by rain and snowmelt brought the river to its highest levels since 2001. The… Read More

One of the more intriguing presentations at the Inland Waterways Users board meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa., April 13 concerned remote lock operations. “Proven technology already exists,” said David… Read More

High water closed most of the Upper Mississippi River to commercial traffic as 33 river gauges from the Twin Cities through Burlington, Iowa, showed “major flooding,” according to the… Read More

A Canadian railway company located on Vancouver Island in Canada has proposed an ambitious, expensive and long-term rail-barge project to ease congestion in the Port of Vancouver and… Read More

Presentations by the Corps of Engineers at the April 13 meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board in Pittsburgh, Pa., laid out a tale of delays and cost… Read More

Hundreds of maritime attorneys, insurance brokers, barge company CEOs, distinguished Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers officials and other maritime personnel will converge on New Orleans April 26–28 to… Read More

A federal judge in North Dakota has blocked the Biden administration’s new definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) from taking effect in 24 states. Judge Daniel Hovland… Read More