Members of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) asked pointed questions of Corps of Engineers presenters at the board’s 99th meeting. The meeting was held April 13 in Pittsburgh,… Read More
Author: David Murray
This winter has built up a substantial snowpack in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains, a welcome contrast to last year’s sparser snowfalls. That stored water contributed to a… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District locked the mv. Phillip M. Pfeffer with six barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn., on March 12, en route to St. Read More
President Joe Biden released his Fiscal Year 2024 budget March 9 that requests $7.41 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program. That number is up… Read More
After a successful series of Washington, D.C., meetings with high-level federal agency leaders, members of Congress and top cabinet officials, member mayors of the Mississippi River Cities & Towns… Read More
Continuing its strategy of growth and diversification through acquisitions, Campbell Transportation Company Inc. announced March 6 that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the majority of… Read More
The Corps of Engineers released its 2023 Work Plan February 27, and one item was noticeable for its omission. The Corps provided no funds for further work on… Read More
A dredging contractor for the Walla Walla Engineer District has completed channel-deepening dredging at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers near Clarkston, Wash., and Lewiston, Idaho. Read More
Born in Galliano, La., and growing up in Larose, Capt. Dean Plaisance speaks in the French-inflected cadences of southern Louisiana, a region that has traditionally supplied a big contingent… Read More
Having recently become a full-time pilot for Ingram Barge Company, Roman Cail is part of a younger generation of towboatmen moving up and taking over. Like so many towboatmen,… Read More
