It seems hard to believe it will be 37 years ago—December 19, 1985—that the towboat L. Wade Childress tuned turtle (sinking) at Ft Madison, Iowa., in 30 feet of… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Waterways Journal Inc., doing business as Bound Media Group, has purchased data from IHS Markit publications Barge Fleet Profile, Barge Commodity Profile and Inland Fact Book. The assets… Read More
The Corps of Engineers is hosting four public workshops for the Melvin Price Locks and Dam water control manual revision. Workshops will be held Tuesday, December 13 from 1–3… Read More
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has designed a harbor power and charging barge that it says offers ports and harbors a cost-conscious and high-performing option to minimize emissions from… Read More
The House of Representatives has passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, to which the Water Resources Development Act for 2023 was attached,… Read More
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) announced it is honoring Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón, resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, with the American Maritime Champion Award. The award recognizes individuals or groups… Read More
New Patterson 40E deck winch. Dixie Towing recently upgraded the deck winches of its twin-screw, 1,800 hp. tug Dixie Trader with new winches from Patterson Manufacturing. When… Read More
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… 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… 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… Read More
