A key Senate committee easily advanced a comprehensive bill that includes 17 bipartisan measures to strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasting, warning and hazard communication capabilities. Passed… Read More
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Recent inland waterways industry news, covering the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Tennessee River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and more. Articles on economic, environmental and logistic advantages of barge shipping, plus other stories pertaining to locks and dams and other waterway infrastructure.
John Walding John “Johnny” Walding, born June 18, 1949, in Ensley, Ala., passed away February 6. He was 76 years old. Walding graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made waves February 23 with the release of its “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” initiative, aimed at providing greater focus on the Corps of Engineers’… Read More
It was 2006 when David Yarbrough first joined the Tulsa Ports (then called Tulsa Port of Catoosa) as an operations manager. “I was an engineer, so a newbie to the… Read More
The first phase of the St. Bernard Transportation Corridor, a planned elevated roadway that would connect the Port of New Orleans’ forthcoming container terminal in Violet, La., to the interstate… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard will open a new training center at the site of the former Birmingham-Southern College, located in the Bush Hills neighborhood of Birmingham, Ala. The United Methodist… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) has announced dates and locations for its annual high water inspection tour, set for the last week in March. The commission, headquartered in Vicksburg, Miss.,… Read More
Joseph Powell didn’t set out to become an educator. However, as security manager at the Port of Pascagoula, he’s become an advocate for maritime workforce development—taking a program designed for… Read More
The annual Missouri River Navigators Meeting on February 19 in Jefferson City, Mo., gave those in attendance the opportunity to discuss key issues along the waterway. Shane Kinne, executive director… Read More
Richard William Bludworth Jr. Richard William Bludworth Jr., born August 22, 1948, in Houston, died February 16 in Houston at the age of 77. A graduate of Texas Tech University,… Read More
