The Little Rock (Ark.) Port Authority released figures April 17 showing that the port and its stevedore, LSI, worked 52 barges and handled just under 79,000 net tons across the… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Maritime, offshore and defense safety company Survitec announced that it has launched a unique backpack in which to carry firefighting foam, allowing first responders to fight fires more efficiently without… Read More
The environmental group American Rivers released a list of the 10 “most endangered” rivers of 2019 that named the Upper Mississippi as the third most endangered. American Rivers blames flood-control… Read More
NLS Asphalt, a division of National Lime & Stone Company, is proposing to expand a mooring area of an existing barge unloading area, the Empire Plant, it operates on the… Read More
The Nashville Engineer District issued a public notice March 20 that it will perform a seismic upgrade at Pickwick Landing Dam on the Tennessee River. The notice of the improvements… Read More
The Waterways Journal has announced the 2019 winners of the IMX Achievement Award and the 40 Under 40 Award. Now in its sixth year, the IMX Achievement Award honors an… Read More
(Click on photo for larger version) The James V. Swift Medal and the Donald T. Wright Award were presented in a ceremony April 12 at the Herman T. Pott National… Read More
Those of a certain generation will remember the cartoon moose Bullwinkle telling Rocky the Flying Squirrel, “This time for sure!” as he attempted to pull a rabbit out of a… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Center for Maritime Education (CME) and the ACTion group have joined forces to achieve the shared goal of providing services that increase safety within the… Read More
The Upper Mississippi River remains closed to traffic above St. Louis, with the reopening dates of several locks pushed further back due to continued high water and more expected rainfall. Read More
