Officials of the Helena-West Helena / Phillips County (Ark.) Port Authority, known as Helena Harbor, learned March 24 that it had been approved for a $287,800 Arkansas Waterways Commission grant… Read More
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Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., announced March 24 it had delivered a 240- by 60- by 14-foot deck barge to Ashton Marine LLC, a marine transportation company based in Muskegon,… Read More
Nichols Boat Company, Greenville, Miss., currently has under construction a 120- by 34- by 11-foot, twin-screw towboat designed by Farrell & Norton Naval Architects. The retractable-pilothouse boat will have 3,400… Read More
From its yard in Greenville, Miss., NewSouth Marine Construction Inc. recently delivered the mv. John C. Terral to Terral RiverService Inc. of Lake Providence, La. Named after one of the… Read More
Consolidated Grain & Barge Company (CGB) is seeking a permit for a fleeting area on the left descending bank at Ohio River Mile 842.5 in Uniontown, Ky. CGB plans to… Read More
The Corps of Engineers announced March 12 that the Record of Decision for the Mississippi River Mainline Levees Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement II has been signed by Maj. Gen. Read More
Hines Furlong Line has applied for a permit to expand its fleeting area at Cumberland River Mile 124.2–124.7 on the left descending bank in Clarksville, Tenn. The permit was submitted… Read More
Dustin Davidson has been named director of government relations for Waterways Council Inc. (WCI). With vast Capitol Hill experience, Davidson most recently served as professional staff member for the House… Read More
Roger Perk, senior engineer for the Rock Island Engineer District, was honored February 25 by being selected as a 2021 Senior Engineer of the Year by the Quad City Engineering… Read More
The Kansas City Engineer District has renewed permits for six commercial dredging companies currently authorized to extract sand and gravel from the Missouri River. Their existing permits, which expire April… Read More