Cmdr. Richard Scott assumed command of Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi May 27 in a traditional change-of-command ceremony. He relieved former sector commander Capt. Scott Stoermer, who retired from… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The U.S. Coast Guard gained a new rear admiral, lower half, May 22, with the frocking of Capt. Shannon Gilreath, outgoing chief of staff for the Eighth Coast Guard… Read More
The Omaha Engineer District announced the award on May 19 of an $8.74 million construction contract to AECOM Technical Services Inc. of Los Angeles, Calif., to close the… Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or “dead zone”—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish… Read More
For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their… Read More
Scheduled lock closures on the Ohio River could cause some delays. The main, 1,200-foot chamber at John T. Myers Locks and Dam on the Ohio River at Mount… Read More
In what the American Waterways Operators called a “commonsense, deregulatory win for towing vessels and mariners,” the Coast Guard issued a final rule May 27 that allows a… Read More
Pine Bluff Materials Company plans to create a barge fleeting area at two locations along the Cumberland River near Nashville, Tenn., for barges waiting to unload aggregate for asphalt… Read More
Police are investigating after a towboat crew spotted a man’s body floating in the Ohio River near Kenova, W.Va. The body was first spotted by the crew… Read More
BB Riverboats, operator of the Belle of Cincinnati and River Queen, resumed service from its Newport, Ky., dock on May 25, with precautions to protect passengers from the novel… Read More
