As mentioned in last week’s Washington Waves column, the Coast Guard has announced the availability of a Draft Programmatic Preliminary Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for its program of… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Returning to an in-person format after being virtual last year, the 2021 Waterways Symposium will be held November 2–4 in St. Louis, Mo., at the Live! by Loews Hotel… Read More
American Cruise Lines announced September 28 that its fleet of four classic paddlewheelers will be undergoing a major redesign, refit and rebranding. The company said in a press… Read More
Schottel announced September 29 that it has been selected to equip the new dredge Frederick Paup with a propulsion system consisting of three rudder propellers. The Frederick Paup,… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District began construction activities recently in Sturgeon Lake in Pool 3 of the Mississippi River and at the Sturgeon Lake boat landing near Red Wing,… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., began cutting steel September 27 for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham, the third hull of the Heritage Class Offshore Patrol Cutter… Read More
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) announced September 29 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to become the 100 percent owner of Ports America, North… Read More
Specialty construction company Orion Group Holdings on September 29 announced two contract awards for its marine segment totaling nearly $200 million. The company has been awarded a contract… Read More
Alter Logistics Company, based in Bettendorf, Iowa, and Alter River Terminal St Paul (Minn.), have begun construction on a multifaceted expansion at their Barge Channel Road facility. The $24… Read More
As a congressionally chartered legislative advisory committee, the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) recommends to the Corps and Congress investment priorities using resources from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF). Read More
