Following record flooding in the region, economic activity has returned to normal at the Port of Little Rock, Ark. Local business and government, partnered with state and federal government… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City has started production on a second 6,000 hp. inland towboat designed by MiNO Marine of New Orleans. The Subchapter M-compliant vessel measures 166 by… Read More
While the record flooding in 2019 disrupted barge traffic throughout the inland waterways in the Midwest this spring and summer, some out-of-the-box thinking from the Corps of Engineers helped… Read More
The latest report on the importance of waterways released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture August 28, titled “Importance of Inland Waterways to U.S. Agriculture,” was welcomed by… Read More
This year’s Pushing Hope Annual Marine Industry Charity Tournament raised more than $141,500 for cancer research. The tournament, featuring softball, kickball and golf tournaments, in addition to a… Read More
Missouri Gov. Michael Parson visited the Mississippi River town of Herculaneum on August 12 to find out more about statewide efforts to develop container-on-vessel (COV) freight options. He… Read More
Robert Allan Ltd. and MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH announced August 16 that they have developed a natural gas-fueled, shallow-draft pushboat design. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is attracting attention in… Read More
Only nine months ago, C&C Marine & Repair, the Belle Chasse, La.-based shipyard located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway between the Harvey Canal and Algiers Lock, opened its groundbreaking… Read More
In an exclusive story, the news agency Reuters reported August 16 that the Shanghai Dredging Company, part of the Chinese state-owned construction mega-firm Chinese Communication Construction Company (CCCC), is… Read More
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) will hold its annual Maritime Law Seminar September 27 at the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, 1 S. Broadway, St. Read More
