Heligoland, on Germany’s North Sea coast, historically an exclusive seaside spa and resort for upper-class Europeans, was once claimed by Denmark, then England. In 1890, England traded Heligoland to… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
In July, the Environmental Protection Agency released its fourth report on the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program. Originally authorized in 2005 and reauthorized with unanimous bipartisan support in… Read More
The Rolls-Royce Power Systems business unit, with its core brand MTU, will present itself more clearly in the future as an integral part of the British Rolls-Royce engineering group,… Read More
Thordon Bearings recently announced that it has updated its TG100 seal installation requirements to facilitate cost-effective installation at all shipyards with the release of new instructional videos. Shipyard… Read More
Becker Marine Systems continues to provide advanced rudder solutions to the inland waterways market with the introduction of its “Late Separation” high lift flap rudder profile. This design is… Read More
On August 12, members of the River Industry Executive Task Force (RIETF) received some unwelcome news from an official with the Rock Island Engineer District at a roundtable in… Read More
By David Lee Electric propulsion is already in widespread use, whether in the trains we ride, the cars we drive or the ships and boats we use to… Read More
Mayors from cities and towns along the Mississippi River joined the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a press conference in St. Louis, Mo., to unveil a newly assembled disaster… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will hold four public meetings in August aboard the Corps of Engineers’ flagship towboat, the mv. Mississippi. Each meeting will include a summary… Read More
Col. William Hannan Jr. Command of the Kansas City Engineer District was transferred July 19 from Col. Douglas Guttormsen to Col. William Hannan Jr. in a formal ceremony… Read More
