Don Waldon, the longtime administrator of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority, has released a personal memoir and history of the waterway titled “Journey To The River.” The book chronicles both… Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
With the New Orleans Engineer District expected to render a decision this summer on the Port of New Orleans’ proposal to build a new container terminal in Violet, La., in… Read More
The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District (St. Bernard Port) and Associated Terminals hosted a dedication ceremony May 14 for the Chalmette Slip Rehabilitation Project, marking a major… Read More
The Coalition of Alabama Waterway Associations (CAWA) has announced results of a study detailing the economic impact of the state’s five commercial waterways, which include the Black Warrior-Tombigbee, the… Read More
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 9:20 p.m. April 27 of a collision between the mv. Ginny Stone, a 200-foot by 50-foot towboat owned by American River… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District will hold a public hearing May 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Val Reiss Recreation Complex in Chalmette, La., to field comments… Read More
Note: This story was published at the start of the 2025 IDR Annual Directory, an all-in-one resource for the dredging industry. Updated annually, the directory includes detailed contact and fleet information… Read More
Rising water on the Lower Mississippi River has triggered the New Orleans Engineer District to activate its Phase II flood fight, with the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans reading 15.6… Read More
Sara Devlin Cape Elizabeth, Maine-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Hyperion Marine Group has hired Sara Devlin as its general manager of business development. In that role, Devlin will… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has released its environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for its plan of action to reduce flows from the Mississippi River… Read More
