Last year, the Coast Guard faced the prospect of a disastrous $1.3 billion cut to its already shrunken budget, due to misconceptions by President Trump and his team… Read More
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Informa Economics IEG recently performed a study on behalf of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) that examined the benefits of dredging the Lower Mississippi River and its impact on… Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division plans to maintain higher-than-average releases from reservoirs in the upper Missouri basin through the summer and fall. That means… Read More
On July 6, U.S. tariffs against $34 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect. This was in addition to earlier tariffs levied against steel and aluminum from many countries,… Read More
The Galveston Engineer District announced July 6 it had awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, Oak Brook, Ill., for $69,814,060 to remove sediment and… Read More
The “40 Under 40” award was conceived for the 5th annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to highlight some of the industry’s future leaders. All 40 award winners were nominated… Read More
Nathaniel John “Nate” Wolfe, 46, of Milan, Mo., died Saturday, June 30, in an all-terrain vehicle accident. He was born on October 27, 1971, in Davenport, Iowa, and… Read More
Domtar Paper Company LLC, Hawesville, Ky., is seeking permission from the Louisville Engineer District to expand its barge docking capacity at its facility located on Ohio River Mile 719. Read More
The Waterways Journal has announced that effective immediately, print subscribers will have full access to its newly expanded and updated website at www.waterwaysjournal.net. The website, which can be… Read More
The Louisville Engineer District has notified the River Industry Executive Task Force that given the current conditions, dive operations are likely to begin early this week at Lock… Read More