The Vicksburg Engineer District’s Dredge Jadwin and its crew returned to the Vicksburg Harbor January 19, completing the 2022 dredging season. After departing May 10, 2022, the dustpan… Read More
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Kirby Corporation announced net earnings for the fourth quarter of $37.3 million or $0.62 per share, compared with earnings of $11.0 million, or $0.18 per share for the 2021… Read More
The Nashville Engineer District’s maintenance support team, on board the mv. Iroquois, recently made repairs to the Watts Bar Lock on the Tennessee River. The work, which… Read More
Joey D’Isernia Following the retirement of company founder Brian D’Isernia, Eastern Shipbuilding Group has named his son, Joey, as CEO and board chairman. The elder D’Isernia had served… Read More
According to estimates recently presented by the Corps of Engineers to the Inland Waterways Users Board, the Kentucky Lock Addition Project will need an additional $332 million above… Read More
Renewable Lubricants has announced the introduction of its Bio-E.P. Wire Rope Lubricants, bio-degradable vegetable oils formulated with anti-wear, extreme pressure, anti-rust, oxidation inhibitors and a tackifier. They provide a… Read More
Fred Biermann • Alberici Constructors Inc. has promoted Fred Biermann to executive vice president and created a new Integrated Project Services Department to be headed by John Smith. Read More
The Tulsa Engineer District reports that Webbers Falls Lock, No. 16 on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Waterway System at Mile 366.6, will be closed to navigation traffic for one week… Read More
Kentucky Lock, at Tennessee River Mile 22.4, has been closed for repairs since a mechanical failure on January 24. According to a navigation notice from the Nashville… Read More
This issue of The Waterways Journal includes two important stories about invasive carp. One story details how businesses in Wickliffe, Ky., are betting on the continued presence of… Read More
