After an earlier request failed to produce a workable list of nominations, the Department of the Army published a second notice requesting nominations to serve on the Inland Waterways… 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.
Turn Services will host its 15th annual Turn Services Golf Tournament September 17 in New Orleans. The tournament will be held at the Bayou Oaks at… Read More
Joseph “Joe” Bailey was formally introduced to his fellow Arkansas Waterways Commission members at the commission’s July 17 meeting, its first since the departure of former executive director Cassandra… Read More
On July 17, the Arkansas Waterways Commission (AWC) held its first meeting with a full membership since the departure of former executive director Cassandra Caldwell, who left in 2024… Read More
Midwest Tankermen Inc. is recognizing an employee whose quick thinking and decisive response prevented a potentially catastrophic situation during a tandem barge transfer in Chicago last year. On… Read More
In a ceremony held at the Mobile Engineer District headquarters in Mobile, Ala., on July 18, Col. Kelcey Shaw replaced Col. Jeremy Chapman as commander of the Mobile District. Read More
Superior Ag, an Indiana-based, farmer-owned cooperative, broke ground July 21 on its new Ohio River fertilizer terminal near Rockport, Ind. The new, 32,000-ton dry fertilizer distribution facility is… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers charts approximately 7,500 miles on the Western Rivers, and the Corps’ Inland Electronic Navigational Chart (IENC) program updates and maintains a suite of 109… Read More
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the awarding of grants July 21 totaling $8.75 million through the Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant program. The grants target projects that a focus on… Read More
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently announced the designation of 848 new miles of navigable waterways and approval of 14 new sponsors for the U.S. Marine Highway Program (USMHP). According to… Read More
