Western Baltic Engineering (WBE), a Lithuania-based ship designer, unveiled a pair of electric towboat designs at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans. The two models, jointly called the “Electric… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on the draft MKARNS Master Plan and Environmental Assessment. Public comments will be taken between January 16 and March 2. Read More
The Department of Transportation just released the final version of its National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, a first-ever blueprint for decarbonization of transportation. It lays out a vision and set… Read More
Blue Water Industries, a leading national bulk materials supplier, announced January 9 that it has entered into an agreement with Port Canaveral, Fla., terminal operator Ambassador Services International to import between… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc. announced January 1 it has been acquired by Kiewit Corporation for an undisclosed amount. The transaction included Weeks subsidiaries Healy Tibbitts Builders Inc., McNally International Inc. and… Read More
President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared together January 4 at the Brent Spence Bridge that connects Covington, Ky., to Cincinnati, Ohio, to tout the bipartisan achievement… Read More
Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), welcomed maritime safety improvements that were included in the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,… Read More
Dredge America Inc. is staging equipment and supplies at the Ohio River Boat Launch in Paducah, Ky., in preparation to begin dredging the first week of March. The company will… Read More
David J. Bardelmeier, 85, of Edwardsville, Ill., former customer service manager of Fabick Power Systems, died December 21 at Stillwater Senior Living in Edwardsville. Before working for Fabick, Bardelmeier also… Read More
On December 30, the Environmental Protection Agency quietly announced that it had issued yet another “final” rule-making that defines “waters of the U.S.” The term has been a political football… Read More
