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Army Dive Team Completes Critical Stringout Repairs The mv. Goodwin and Ensley Engineer Yard’s truckable towboat remove the barge from the stringout and reposition it for transit to the west bank of the engineer yard for disposal while Army divers attach the front edge of the tarp for transit. (Photo courtesy of the Memphis Engineer District)

The mv. Goodwin and Ensley Engineer Yard’s truckable towboat remove the barge from the stringout and reposition it for transit to the west bank of the engineer yard for disposal while Army divers attach the front edge of the tarp for transit. (Photo courtesy of the Memphis Engineer District)

Army Dive Team Completes Critical Stringout Repairs

April 24, 2020

By Jessica Haas Public Affairs Specialist Memphis Engineer District The 74th Army Dive Detachment Team, with the help of several Ensley Engineer Yard skilled tradesmen, recently repaired sections of a highly… Read More

Barnhart Crane Completes ‘Texas-Sized’ Move The column vessel had to span both directions of the highway crossing the San Bernard River because of bridge weight restrictions. (Photo courtesy of Barnhart Crane & Rigging)

The column vessel had to span both directions of the highway crossing the San Bernard River because of bridge weight restrictions. (Photo courtesy of Barnhart Crane & Rigging)

Barnhart Crane Completes ‘Texas-Sized’ Move

April 24, 2020

Barnhart Crane & Rigging Company has always said no challenge is too large. But it discovered that some challenges are bigger than others when it came time to transport an… Read More

FreightWeekSTL Transitions To Digital Format

April 24, 2020

FreightWeekSTL returns for its third consecutive year, but will be in a different form this year due to current social distancing requirements. FreightWeekSTL will be held as a virtual event… Read More

Earth Day A Time To Reflect On Rivers’ Progress WJ Editorial

Earth Day A Time To Reflect On Rivers’ Progress

April 24, 2020

Wednesday, April 22, marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The American Waterways Operators (AWO) partnered with RiverWorks Discovery, an outreach program of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium and the National Rivers Hall of… Read More

St. Paul District: More Work Needed On Dredged Material Placement Plans

April 20, 2020

After extending a public comment period on its plans for disposing of material dredged from Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River, the St. Paul Engineer District has concluded it… Read More

Grain Inspections Down By A Quarter From Last Year

April 20, 2020

For the week ending April 2, total inspections of grain (corn, wheat and soybeans) for export from all major U.S. export regions totaled 1.9 million metric tons (mmt.), according to… Read More

DeepRock Disposal Solutions Seeks To Build Well Waste Transfer Facility

April 20, 2020

DeepRock Disposal Solutions LLC plans to build a barge offloading facility on the Ohio River in Marietta, Ohio. The facility would transfer traditional well waste to existing upland storage tanks,… Read More

Watco Upsizes Sennebogen At Cincinnati Salt Terminal The hydraulic cab of the new machine can move forward and back to allow a better view into the barge hold. (Photo courtesy of Sennebogen)

The hydraulic cab of the new machine can move forward and back to allow a better view into the barge hold. (Photo courtesy of Sennebogen)

Watco Upsizes Sennebogen At Cincinnati Salt Terminal

April 20, 2020

Recent upgrades to the conveyor system at Watco’s barge terminal in Cincinnati led to the long-awaited replacement of the port’s Sennebogen 870 material handler. “There was nothing left of it,”… Read More

Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Plans Conveyor Load-Out On Cumberland River

April 20, 2020

Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company of Salem, Ky., has filed an application for a permit modification to allow a conveyor load-out system at its existing facility on the Cumberland… Read More

Burns Harbor Welcomes First International Vessel Of 2020 The mv. Muntgracht delivered 1,650 tons of wind turbine hubs and nacelles from Spain to the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Ports of Indiana)

The mv. Muntgracht delivered 1,650 tons of wind turbine hubs and nacelles from Spain to the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Ports of Indiana)

Burns Harbor Welcomes First International Vessel Of 2020

April 19, 2020

The first ocean-going vessel arrived April 13 at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, opening the 2020 international shipping season. Port officials welcomed the mv. Muntgracht, a 466-foot general cargo carrier,… Read More

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