At its 92nd annual meeting at Southview Country Club, West St. Paul, Minn., September 20, the Upper Mississippi Waterway Association (UMWA) elected Taylor Luke of LS Marine as chairman… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Final steps in the separation of Trinity Industries Inc. into two independent publicly-traded companies, Trinity Industries and Arcosa Marine Products Inc., will take place November 1 when a… Read More
Following on the heels of the “minibus” bill that included funding for the Corps of Engineers and some federal agencies for fiscal year 2019, the Senate and House have… Read More
For the second time ever, the Corps of Engineers has employed a well-trained dog to deter nuisance birds from an inland lock and dam system. Breeze, a blue merle,… Read More
Last week, we ran a piece about how barge movements are not showing any dramatic impacts so far from the tariff wars with China, including a large drop in… Read More
The Corps of Engineers temporarily reduced reservoir releases into the Missouri River in response to heavy rains and runoff in Kansas and Missouri, the Missouri River Basin Water Management… Read More
Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corporation (OT&BE), a naval architecture and marine engineering firm specializing in articulated tug/barge (ATB) design, announced October 11 that it is now a member… Read More
The Coast Guard responded to a partially submerged vessel on the Upper Mississippi River near Cairo, Ill., October 9. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received… Read More
Superior Industries Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, many of which are in use on the inland waterways, announced October 2… Read More
Navigation is the “official” reason for building locks and dams. But many of them also generate hydropower. You could call this a side benefit. Another way to put it… Read More
