Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company will be featured on National Geographic’s new show “Breaking Bobby Bones” Sunday, June 20, at 10 p.m. Eastern (9 p.m. Central). Each… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
On June 8, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, released a new break-out of economic information on the “marine economy.”… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District has awarded a $5.2 million dredging contract for six harbors to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock LLC. The district awarded the $5,238,035 contract May 28,… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District recently awarded a $2.4 million contract to Water Works Dock & Boat Lifts Inc. of Stoddard, Wis., to repair a Mississippi River habitat restoration… Read More
The Galveston Engineer District announced it has awarded the Brazos Island Harbor (BIH) Jetty and Entrance Channel maintenance dredging contract with beneficial use beach placement at South Padre Island,… Read More
By Mike Steenhoek NEW Cooperative Inc. hosted a ribbon-cutting June 2 for the Port of Blencoe, a newly constructed barge loading and unloading terminal at its site… Read More
Conrad Shipyard hosted a steel cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC June 2 at its shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana. The steel is for three… Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice announced June 1 that it will require Zen-Noh Grain Corporation to divest nine grain elevators located in five states along the Mississippi River and… Read More
President Joe Biden released his FY2022 comprehensive $6 trillion budget proposal, which combines his key priorities, including the $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan and the $1.8 trillion American Families… Read More
How happy are Americans to be seeing the gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions as vaccinations spread? Very happy, to judge by the participants in the just-concluded Inland Marine Expo. Read More