In November 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT. By 2023, it had 100 million users, the fastest spread of a consumer application in history. The revelation of that demand triggered instant… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Memphis Engineer District held a groundbreaking ceremony August 18 to mark the start of construction of a new automated casting facility at Richardson Landing, near Drummonds, Tenn. Read More
Diversified Marine has completed construction of the mv. Edwin Rider, a new inland towboat built for Vulcan Materials. Constructed at the company’s shipyard in Bourg, La., the vessel is… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD), Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $16.1 million contract for regional dredging work in Venice, La. The firm-fixed-price contract calls for… Read More
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle concluded a four-day tour of infrastructure projects in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi on August 28, including the groundbreaking for… Read More
The abandonment of marine craft is an ever-present issue, one which costs thousands of dollars and poses a threat to both property and the environment. BoatUS Foundation, an organization… Read More
Capt. Eric Scott Frederick, 45, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died May 13. He began working on the river when he was 16 years old. He worked first for the… Read More
C&C Marine and Repair has delivered the mv. Mimsy H. Lindner to Canal Barge Company, completing a four-vessel series of 2,600 hp. towboats for the New Orleans-based operator. Read More
The Becky Thatcher, St. Louis’ newest riverboat at the steps of the Gateway Arch, has officially arrived and will soon become Bi-State Development’s second riverboat offering tours along the… Read More
This week’s issue focuses on the Missouri River, which provides anywhere from 45 percent of Mississippi River flows during normal times to as much as 70 percent during drought… Read More
