The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis released a Marine Safety Alert last week to raise awareness among vessel owners and operators of common mistakes regarding the… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Rock Island District’s two new hydrographic survey boats are at work on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. They were commissioned at District headquarters the week of June 4. Dubbed… Read More
At the Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis, International Dredging Review hosted an education session to discuss dredging along the inland waterways. The panel discussion on May 25 welcomed three… 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 by… Read More
Gavilon LLC announced plans June 20 to renovate a 45-year-old warehouse and add two new truck loadout areas at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa in Oklahoma. The company said it… Read More
Col. Steve Sattinger became the 49th Rock Island Engineer District commander May 24 in a change-of-command ceremony at the Clock Tower Building on Arsenal Island in Rock Island, Ill. Read More
The struggling river town of Cairo, Ill., will get $1 million to support a project to revive it as a river port in the Illinois state budget signed June 4… Read More
The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), a trade group that bills itself as “the only steel-related trade association that supports free trade,” reported on June 14 that steel imports… Read More
Port Houston was named Port Operator of the Year during Lloyd’s List’s 2018 Americas Awards. The awards ceremony was held in Houston on May 23. The Port Operator of the… Read More
The Coast Guard is seeking input until July 1, 2018, for a study of navigation requirements for the entire Western Rivers System. The Coast Guard Waterways Analysis and… Read More