Author: Waterways Journal

Douglas Eggburn, 77, of Sheridan, Ark., died unexpectedly November 25. He was a former crane operator for S.O.G Construction Company for several projects on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System… Read More

The lead contractor for a Mississippi River bridge is involved in a now-public feud with the state of Iowa over whether the bridge is buildable. The I-74 bridge is meant… Read More

Witnesses watched as a bridge-construction workboat began taking on water, sending four people into 37-degree Mississippi River waters November 21. Fortunately, the four workmen were able to attract the attention… Read More

The busiest recreational lock on the Allegheny River reopened November 14 after months of repair work that began August 5. During the work, the lock chamber was open several times… Read More

The National Transportation Safety Board announced November 7 it would investigate a November 4 barge explosion in Lemont, Ill., at an Illinois Marine Towing terminal about 25 miles from Chicago. Read More

Maritime Administrator Adm. Mark Buzby presented a check for $18 million to Beaumont, Texas, for the Port of Beaumont Multimodal Corridor Expansion and Improvement Project on November 15. The grant… Read More

Widening and deepening the Houston Ship Channel is the Port of Houston’s “moon shot.” That was the message from Port Houston Commission Chairman Ric Campo as he delivered the 2019… Read More

The National Transportation Safety Board is doubling down on safety recommendations for World War II amphibious vessels converted to passenger vessels, insisting that failure to implement its previous recommendations has… Read More