Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

IRPT Seminar Addresses New Government Cybersecurity Mandates David Wren, president and CEO of Network Technology Partners, speaks during the recent Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals conference in Biloxi, Miss. (Photo by Dee Dee Whittaker)

David Wren, president and CEO of Network Technology Partners, speaks during the recent Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals conference in Biloxi, Miss. (Photo by Dee Dee Whittaker)

IRPT Seminar Addresses New Government Cybersecurity Mandates

November 3, 2021

An update on new government mandates for audits concerning cybersecurity was the topic of a special session at the recent Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc. conference in Biloxi,… Read More

With Dewatering, Charleroi Project Hits Major Milestone

Kirk McWilliams and Shawn Soltis, resident and field engineers for the Pittsburgh Engineer District, stand over the construction project at Charleroi Locks and Dam on the lower Monongahela River in Pennsylvania on September 30. The district recently finished building the new lock chamber walls and has emptied it of approximately 20 million gallons of water to allow contractors to begin adding the mechanical inner works of the chamber. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

With Dewatering, Charleroi Project Hits Major Milestone

October 29, 2021

With the pumping out of enough water to fill 30 Olympic-size swimming pools, the riverside lock chamber at Charleroi on the Monongahela River has been dewatered, marking a major… Read More

Man Arrested After ‘Potential Explosive Devices’ Found On Three Ohio River Commercial Tows

October 29, 2021

A Marietta, Ohio, man was charged October 28 in connection with potential explosive devices found aboard three commercial tows between October 21 and October 26, the FBI confirmed. … Read More

IRPT Conference Brings Together Port, Terminal Reps Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was a keynote speaker at the annual Inland River, Ports and Terminals conference in Biloxi, Miss. (Photo by Dee Dee Whittaker)

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was a keynote speaker at the annual Inland River, Ports and Terminals conference in Biloxi, Miss. (Photo by Dee Dee Whittaker)

IRPT Conference Brings Together Port, Terminal Reps

October 29, 2021

The importance of the inland waterway system now and into the future was the focus of the annual Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT) conference October 18-21. Read More

Webinar Exposes WIMOs Members To River Operation Basics Screenshot from “Barging 101” WIMOs seminar: some tows on the Lower Mississippi are larger than skyscrapers.

Screenshot from “Barging 101” WIMOs seminar: some tows on the Lower Mississippi are larger than skyscrapers.

Webinar Exposes WIMOs Members To River Operation Basics

October 25, 2021

Calling it “Barging 101,” Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) offered the first of a series of webinars October 20 to educate membership on the basics of the towboat industry. Read More

Tenn-Tom Lock Renaming Honors Late Senator The newly named Thad Cochran Lock & Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway at Mile 371.1, near Amory, Miss. The lock was formerly called the Amory Lock. It was renamed to honor the late senator. (Photo courtesy of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority)

The newly named Thad Cochran Lock & Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway at Mile 371.1, near Amory, Miss. The lock was formerly called the Amory Lock. It was renamed to honor the late senator. (Photo courtesy of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority)

Tenn-Tom Lock Renaming Honors Late Senator

October 22, 2021

A Mississippi Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway has been renamed in honor of the late Sen. Thad Cochran. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Authority and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More

Conference Highlights Priorities Along Tennessee, Cumberland Nashville District Engineer Lt. Col. Joe Sahl.

Conference Highlights Priorities Along Tennessee, Cumberland

October 22, 2021

The Tennessee River Valley Association/Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council’s annual conference returned to an in-person meeting format October 11-12 at the Embassy Suites Hotel at Cool Springs in Franklin, Tenn. Read More

WIMOs Participates In Ohio River Cleanup The Ohio Valley chapter of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) hosted a river cleanup in association with Living Lands & Waters in July in Cincinnati. (–photo courtesy of Women in Maritime Operations)

The Ohio Valley chapter of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) hosted a river cleanup in association with Living Lands & Waters in July in Cincinnati. (–photo courtesy of Women in Maritime Operations)

WIMOs Participates In Ohio River Cleanup

October 16, 2021

Twelve members of the Ohio Valley chapter of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) participated in a river cleanup in July with Living Lands & Waters. “One of… Read More

Pittsburgh Barge Breakaway Seminar Stresses Safety

October 16, 2021

Continuing its missions of safety and education, the Waterways Association of Pittsburgh is offering a seminar on barge breakaways October 21 in Aliquippa, Pa. Registration is required no… Read More

SCI Simulators Help Ensure Safety In New Bridge Design Capt. Mike Coley of Canal Barge Company pilots a tow toward a simulated new Interstate 49 bridge across the Arkansas River. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Capt. Mike Coley of Canal Barge Company pilots a tow toward a simulated new Interstate 49 bridge across the Arkansas River. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

SCI Simulators Help Ensure Safety In New Bridge Design

October 15, 2021

Capt. Mike Coley looked up from where he was piloting a tow beneath a simulated new Interstate 49 bridge across the Arkansas River. “This is one of the… Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne