The St. Paul Engineer District is seeking public comments on a new dredged material management plan and Environmental Assessment released March 22 for the Mississippi River’s Lower Pool 4. The… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The motor vessel Mississippi is making its annual high-water tour and inspection of the Mississippi River. Public meetings will be held by the Mississippi River Commission on board the mv. Read More
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting disruption to oil and grain markets have raised ocean shipping rates and rates for barged grains. Over the past two weeks, ocean vessel… Read More
A trio of new neo-Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes arrived at the Port of Houston’s Bayport Container Terminal last month. Standing 158 feet and with an outreach width of 22 containers,… Read More
Here we go again. Every time there’s an issue in the news that affects economics and grabs public attention—whether it’s COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, or overseas turmoil—you can trust the… Read More
MobileOps Inc., a designer and developer of maritime software applications (logistics, safety, compliance, vessel maintenance, scheduling, analytics) and OpenTug have teamed up to provide what they say is the… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has sworn in Capt. Melanie Montroll as the new chief of its Harbor Police Department (HPD). In doing so, Montroll became the… Read More
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and Lamar University announced March 15 that they have renewed their agreement to partner in the delivery of advanced education to… Read More
The Great Lakes Towing Company announced recently that it has purchased the Wm. Plotz Machine & Forge Company. The acquisition includes all Plotz Machine’s assets and real estate. Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ forecast continues to call for below-average runoff in the Missouri River basin. “The runoff in February was less than predicted, and we expect the… Read More
