J.F. Brennan Company used a remotely controlled dredge to complete the cleanup of two wastewater pools recently for a large producer of transportation fuels. The company removed wastewater sludge from… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The New Orleans Engineer District has released updates to the draft mitigation plans and design related to the ongoing Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock replacement general reevaluation report. The… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), the sixth largest U.S. cruise port and the only port in the country that offers both ocean-going and river cruising, set a new… Read More
William “John” Kristen III, a native of Topeka, Kansas, and longtime resident of both St. Louis and Nashville, Tenn., died December 27 at the age of 69 with his wife… Read More
A blanket of freezing, sub-zero temperatures and ice has descended on much of the central United States, all the way down to the Lower Mississippi River and Gulf Coast, where… Read More
With the passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), Congress authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to work in partnership with the states along the Upper… Read More
The week of January 20, even the day of January 20, promised to be eventful, and all indications are that big changes are ahead for 2025. While the waterways of… Read More
Mr. BEN Marine LLC has purchased Budwine & Associates LLC, River Services LLC and Budwine Marine Management LLC. The deal, which closed in December, was announced January 16. Mr. BEN… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) a $1 million grant for the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) sustainability management plan (SMP). “This funding… Read More
According to the Cary Institute, each year, depending on snowfall, the U.S. applies between 15 and 32 million metric tons of salt to keep roads snow-free. A 1992 study by… Read More


