Walter Blessey Jr., chairman of Blessey Marine Services Inc., received the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award during the spring convention of The American Waterways Operators (AWO) in Washington,… Read More
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G&G Steel recently completed work on new upper and lower gates for Upper Mississippi River Lock 12. The upper gate is 25 feet tall by 62 feet wide… Read More
In 2014, in recognition of long-standing complaints about the length of time it took the Corps of Engineers to get projects reviewed (including complaints from within the Corps itself),… Read More
Another Missouri River flood, another round of nonsense, not always from the usual suspects. You can always count on Tony Messenger with the St. Louis Post Dispatch to contribute to the… Read More
The mv. Aaron F. Barrett, pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul, Minn., was locked through Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, today (April 24) around 7 a.m. The… Read More
As of late in the day April 18, Pass a Loutre, one of the smaller outlets of the Mississippi River southeast of Pilottown, La., remained closed following the… Read More
The Ports of Indiana has received recognition from Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao for its leadership role in the development and advancement of the Marine Highway M-35/M-70 container-on-barge… Read More
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… Read More
The Foam Buddy backpack from Survivtec. Maritime, offshore and defense safety company Survitec announced that it has launched a unique backpack in which to carry firefighting foam, allowing… 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… Read More
