The 89-year-old St. Paul Port Authority (SPPA) stands as the uppermost port complex on the Mississippi River. The authority oversees four terminals in the St. Paul, Minn., region,… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
The Olmsted Locks and Dam, dedicated August 30 nearly three full decades after Congress first authorized the project in November 1988, stretches more than half a mile across the Ohio… Read More
Rear Adm. David Callahan—a retired two star admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard, former commander of the Eighth District, and former commander of Air Station New Orleans and,… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District announced August 17 it has awarded an emergency contract to Leawood, Kan.-based Massman Construction Company for repair work at Columbia Lock, located on the Ouachita… Read More
The quest to increase the depth of the Mississippi River ship channel between Baton Rouge, La., and the Gulf of Mexico to 50 feet moved one step closer to… Read More
As the sun set August 9 over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) and Calcasieu Lock in Lake Charles, La., the construction crew working to replace the lock’s south guide… Read More
Topics discussed at the 113th annual seminar of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) were as varied and diverse as the communities and cargoes that touch the waterway and… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has announced the most up-to-date closure schedules for three locks on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in South Louisiana. Bayou Boeuf Lock,… Read More
As it weaves through the wooded hills of Tuscaloosa County, Ala., the Black Warrior River tumbles from an elevation of near 240 feet to below 100 feet in a… Read More
A new and timely addition to the agenda at the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association’s annual seminar August 1–3 was a panel titled “Brownwater Women,” which featured six women… Read More
