Steiner Construction Company, Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently completed a second 88- by 34-foot, 2,600 hp. towboat for Evansville (Ind.) Marine Service Inc. Built on a design… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
This issue features a story about the latest round of port security grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA is just one of several federal agencies that make… Read More
Work began September 5 to replace the Mississippi River bridge connecting Iowa Highway 9 in Lansing, Iowa, to Wisconsin Highway 82 in rural Crawford County, Wis. A new bridge… Read More
Seamen’s Church Institute will host SafeTALK suicide prevention training October 26 at its Center for Maritime Education in Paducah, Ky. Training will take place from 8 a.m. to… Read More
Rainfall in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was above normal for the month of August, resulting in above-average runoff; however, due to drier-than-normal conditions in previous… Read More
The Pittsburgh Engineer District announced September 5 that it has awarded a nearly $30 million contract to the Joseph B. Fay Company of Pittsburgh to remove the Monongahela… Read More
In the early 20th century, towboating made a significant energy transition from coal to diesel engines. Now the inland waterways transportation industry is exploring ways to transition away… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Wacouta Bay ecosystem restoration project on the Upper Mississippi River. Wacouta… Read More
This year saw the beginning of two important projects that, although distinct, are closely related. In June, the Tulsa and Little Rock Engineer Districts held public hearings to… Read More
For some time now I’ve been meaning to write The Waterways Journal to tell you and Capt. David Smith just how much I have enjoyed the “Old Boat” column. Read More
