Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced the awarding of $5.7 million July 3 for 15 Kentucky public riverport projects designed to enhance industry and support future expansion of the state’s… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The U.S. Coast Guard has officially renamed its nine operational districts, abandoning the old World War II-era number system in favor of geographic names. The move, which was part… Read More
Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy announced July 10 that the Maritime Administration (MarAd) has designated 848 new miles of navigable waterways under the U.S. Marine Highway Program… Read More
Equinor, the developer of Empire Wind, a wind energy array under development just south of Long Island, N.Y., officially launched its Louisiana-built service operations vessel ECO Liberty on June 28. The… Read More
The recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill includes some important maritime provisions that have not gotten as much attention as some other features of it. The bill follows the… Read More
For eight years, 40 of the industry’s future leaders have been honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
Viking Cruise Lines’ Viking Mississippi visited Paducah, Ky., on July 1 after high water in the Upper Mississippi kept it from continuing north toward Red Wing, Minn. The vessel left… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has extended the public review and comment periods for its Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock Replacement Draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and integrated Supplemental… Read More
The new medium class hopper dredge replacing the Dredge McFarland will be named in honor of the late Ray Donnelly. The late Ray Donnelly, who retired as chief… Read More
On June 30, the Mobile Engineer District opened the doors to its new district headquarters building in downtown Mobile, Ala. The Mobile District held a ribbon cutting ceremony along with… Read More
