Interagency cooperation and ongoing efforts to streamline Corps of Engineers permitting and decision-making processes in dredging projects were highlighted at a recent panel at the American Association of Port… Read More
News
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.
Barkley Lock on the Cumberland River reopened to commercial and recreational traffic at noon September 30 after nearly two months of dewatering, inspections and repairs, according to KBSI in… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District has awarded Mike Hooks LLC, Westlake, La., a $36.49 million contract for maintenance dredging of a 12-mile section of the… Read More
The U.S. Navy announced September 17 that it has awarded three competitive Prototype Other Transaction (OT) agreements to Conrad Shipyard, LLC of Orange, Texas; Master Boat Builders, Inc. of… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) has welcomed the Rev. Charles Uhlik as its newest Ministry on the River chaplain. Based in St. Louis, Uhlik will serve mariners along the… Read More
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) is mourning the death of Michael “Mike” Joseph Kennelly, the company’s senior vice president of liquid cargo and a longtime leader in the inland… Read More
Unscheduled repairs to the land-side lock chamber at Olmsted Locks and Dam have been completed, with scheduled work in the river-side chamber to take place October 5 to… Read More
President Donald Trump announced a project by Mesabi Metallics September 28 to build a $15 billion steel plant in Lee County, Iowa, on the banks of the Mississippi River,… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued new guidance on safety requirements and recommended safeguards for towing vessels equipped with retractable pilothouses. Safety Alert 15-26, issued September 23, clarifies… Read More
Federal port infrastructure funding and a new Water Resources Development Act remain top priorities for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) as Congress approaches the end of… Read More
