The Illinois Department of Natural Resources closed public comments August 10 regarding a proposed 1.6mile-long barge terminal and fleet on the Illinois River. Derek Egan and Illinois & Michigan Oil… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Memphis District issued two task orders in late July for channel improvement work. The work includes stone repairs to existing damaged dikes, hardpoints, revetments and other river… Read More
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipyard industry, announced its 2020 annual shipyard safety awards on August 13. SCA honors shipbuilding and repair organizations… 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… Read More
The National Waterways Foundation has just released a series of waterways profiles for 17 states. The NWF’s research partner, Cambridge Systematics Inc., aggregated and crunched data (up to… Read More
The Pittsburgh Engineer District has announced the award of a $12.9 million contract for the installation of two new dam lift gates and a new control system at Montgomery… Read More
Port Milwaukee announced on August 6 the approval by the Board of Harbor Commissioners of two new long-term leases, with grain company The DeLong Company and energy and infrastructure… Read More
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Arkansas has been awarded $1.5 million to develop a new traffic-sensing technology to track cargo as it moves through roadways… Read More
The Columbia River System Operations final environmental impact statement (EIS) was released July 31. It declined to recommend the closure and decommissioning of the four lower Snake River dams, as… Read More
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) and its board of directors named Mike Ellis as the company’s new CEO and a member of the board August 6. The appointment will… Read More
