Dixie Towing recently upgraded the deck winches of its twin-screw, 1,800 hp. tug Dixie Trader with new winches from Patterson Manufacturing. When Dixie Towing bought the tug in 2021, the… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The St. Paul Engineer District announced November 29 the first-ever award for an environmental project under the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP)—a $324,000 contract to Togjak Management Services of… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District is preparing a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR-EIS) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study. The study seeks to examine restoring… Read More
A bill changing the makeup of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission has been signed into law. The bill, Act 161 of 2022, reduces the commission from 16 members to 13. Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District has awarded the second part of the McGregor Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company, doing business as Newt… Read More
The Buffalo Engineer District held a christening ceremony for the Derrickboat Kolber at the USACE Ohio Areas Office on October 24. Following the ceremony, public tours of the vessel were… Read More
Stevens Towing Company christened what is believed to be one of the largest Marine Travelifts in the Southeast during an October 20 ceremony. The lift, 70 feet high by 87… Read More
Robert Miller, a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering and assistant director of the Watershed Flood Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, has been appointed… Read More
A short while ago, we predicted that the Biden administration’s tolerance of Jones Act waivers for Puerto Rico—even though the reasons given were spurious—was a signal that would open the… Read More
The Paducah Propeller Club will host its annual River Industry Christmas Event from 5 to 8 p.m. December 8 at the Paducah-McCracken County Convention & Expo Center. Wristbands are required… Read More
