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
Author: Waterways Journal
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
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
In May, five conservation organizations—the National Wildlife Federation, American Rivers, Prairie Rivers Network, Missouri Coalition for the Environment and Great Rivers Habitat Alliance—filed suit against the Corps of… Read More
Five conservation groups have sued the Corps of Engineers, blaming the use of river training structures like wing dikes and bendway weirs for what they claim is an increased… Read More
By Nelson Spencer and Frank McCormack Metal Shark, a vessel designer and builder with shipyards in Jeanerette and Franklin, La., and Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered… Read More
This week, we report on the cautious reopening of The River School in Memphis, Tenn. The Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque, Iowa, is also reopening June 1, as… Read More
