Brownwater University, a three-day, introductory educational conference aimed at bringing together newcomers to the maritime industry and members of the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in the Western Gulf of… Read More
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By Patrick Loch The St. Paul Engineer District was selected as the winner of the 2018 Chief of Engineers Safety Award of Excellence-District Category, the district announced recently. Read More
Bullard, a global leader in personal protective equipment, has been celebrating with activities all year to honor the 100th anniversary of the company’s invention of the hard hat. Read More
The Coast Guard assistant commandant for prevention policy, Rear Adm. Richard Timme, announced September 11 that he has convened a formal Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) to investigate the loss of the small… Read More
At a September 12 event in Washington, D.C., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Department of the Army Assistant Secretary for Civil Works R.D. James announced… Read More
Unexpected damage to concrete structures at the Bonneville navigation lock shut down commercial traffic on the Columbia River. The navigation lock was closed September 5 after lock operators detected… Read More
This issue of The Waterways Journal, with its theme of safety and environmental stewardship, shows a more expansive picture than usual of how the entire waterways community and its… Read More
Widespread and heavy rainfall in the upper Missouri River basin (above Sioux City, Iowa) resulted in another month of above-average runoff, the Corps of Engineers reported September 5. Precipitation… Read More
Ohio River Basin stakeholders will have an opportunity to impact a basin-wide strategy document during a symposium October 2–4 at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. During… Read More
After reopening its idle barge manufacturing operations earlier this year, Arcosa Marine’s Madisonville, La., facility launched its first barge on July 25 to a welcoming crowd from the banks… Read More