The impact of the ongoing high-water season on the Mississippi River and other major water arteries was felt in more ways than one at the Inland Marine Expo. Longtime… Read More
Author: David Murray
Months after reopening after a temporary partial federal shutdown, the National Maritime Center (NMC) in Martinsburg, W.Va., which issues all maritime credentials, is still struggling with the backlog of… Read More
Two storm fronts moved across the Midwest over a three-day period, dumping more rain on waterlogged soils and already-flooded rivers. The second front, moving through on May 23… Read More
Brian Tetreault, a navigation systems specialist at the Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss., has been working on developing new capabilities for AIS (automatic… Read More
The mv. Pammie, operated by Mike’s Inc., recently received its Certificate of Inspection from the Coast Guard. That in itself is not remarkable, as the entire inland fleet… Read More
PASS Security has been providing commercial and industrial security solutions in the St. Louis area since 1969. The marine and terminal segment is a big and growing part of… Read More
Garrett Fleming, chief of the Operations Technical Policy and Physical Support Branch of the St. Louis Engineer District, gave a lunchtime talk May 14 on the importance and… Read More
Joshua Sebastian, an engineering manager at the vessel-design firm The Shearer Group Inc., says that advances in battery design, size and weight have made the advantages of electric and… Read More
Just as the protracted U.S.-Chinese trade talks seemed to be nearing a conclusion, President Donald Trump imposed on May 10 a new round of tariffs on another $200 billion… Read More
The story of the Floods of 2019 is not over. Gauges are dropping on some parts of the Mississippi River, but most places remain above flood stage. A new… Read More
