Marine casualty investigators from the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a barge allision with the Bayou Ramos Bridge that happened December 23, 2021, at Amelia,… Read More
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The Galveston Engineer District and the Harris County (Texas) Flood Control District have announced the approval of additional funds and a schedule extension for the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District recently awarded a $7.2 million contract to Luhr Brothers Inc. of Columbia, Ill., to construct a Mississippi River habitat restoration project in Pool 26,… Read More
On December 27, T. Parker Host, a 100-year-old ship stevedoring, terminal and ship agent company, claimed “bragging rights” when it announced the first vessel to sail from the Mississippi… Read More
Capt. Donald H. Summers, 95, of St. Louis, Mo., a former captain for the excursion steamers Admiral and President, died December 26. Summers served in the U.S. Navy… Read More
By Sean Duffy Big River Coalition Executive Director The Mississippi River Ship Channel Deepening to 50 Feet Project has shed a unique light on the importance of… Read More
Following two years of repairs, the auxiliary chamber at Markland Locks and Dam in Warsaw, Ky., has reopened to navigation traffic. The chamber was originally closed due to… Read More
At this writing, we are still waiting for the Corps of Engineers’ work plan to see how the Corps will divide up and invest the infrastructure money allocated to… Read More
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the award of more than $241 million from the U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Port Infrastructure Development Program grants December 23. (See Washington… Read More
This slideshow contains some of our favorite photos from the pages of The Waterways Journal in 2021. Please click on the arrow below to begin. Read More
