A total of $1 million in capital funding has been released for the proposed river port terminal in the city of Cairo, signaling a key investment in the future economic… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
In the first nine months of 2018, the Port of Corpus Christi (Texas) reached a new milestone—setting a new tonnage record of 79.3 million tons. This surpasses the previous record… Read More
By Judith Powers and Sean Duffy There are 6,800 acres of new marshland bordering the Passes of the Mississippi River—land that was created starting in 2011 by a coalition intent on… Read More
Epic Alabama Shipyard LLC announced October 17 that it has purchased BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama LLC and all of its related shipyard facilities in Mobile, Ala. Epic will provide… Read More
Mulzer Crushed Stone Inc. is applying to the Louisville Engineer District for permits to expand two adjacent fleeting areas on the right descending bank of the Ohio River. One proposal… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District reports that a repair project at Bayou Boeuf Lock has been extended through November 15. The lock was originally scheduled to reopen about October 15. Read More
James William “Jim” Huls passed away at age 75 on October 4 in Olive Branch, Miss. After graduating from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Mo., where he was born,… Read More
Parker Towing Company, Tuscaloosa, Ala., has added four new employees in various roles. Keith Alexander, who is retired from the Coast Guard, has been named Parker Towing’s newest safety and… Read More
The National Coal Council (NCC) approved and released on October 3 a report that will be sent to the U.S. Secretary of Energy promoting U.S. coal exports as part of… Read More
FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Ore., announced October 16 that it has been awarded a contract from the Department of Homeland Security in support of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Second-Generation Automatic… Read More
