The Little Rock Engineer District planned to close Joe Hardin Lock No. 3 at Arkansas River Mile 52 on March 12. Between March 1 and March 11, boats transitioning the… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Capt. Harold A. Schultz, 80, of Paducah, Ky., died February 19 of Covid-19 and related pneumonia. Schultz was a fixture on the inland waterways, having started as a deckhand when… Read More
With the Carrollton Gage near river mile 103 on the Lower Mississippi River surpassing 11 feet, the New Orleans Engineer District announced March 11 the start of its Phase 1… Read More
This space has long supported what used to be called congressional earmarks and are now being revived and rebranded as “community project funding.” Earmarks are bills, or clauses in bills,… Read More
A 20-foot Mike Hooks dredge tender sank March 1 near buoy 30 in the Matagorda Ship Channel. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi soon thereafter established a safety zone for… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District and the Prairie Island Indian Community signed a project partnership agreement February 25 for an environmental improvement project on the Mississippi River. The project is… Read More
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) just released its much-anticipated Infrastructure Report Card. The group has released one every four years since the 1980s. This year’s report card is… Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc. reported net income of $3.7 million, or 12 cents diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter of 2020. That compares to $0.2 million, or 1 cent per share,… Read More
Hughes Heating & Cooling, Memphis, Tenn., has expanded its midstream heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration service beyond its traditional area of service between Vicksburg, Miss., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., on… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company announced February 24 that it has begun a Small Business Administration-certified joint venture with Ahtna Marine & Construction Company LLC. The partnership establishes a mentor-protégé relationship between… Read More
