A broad coalition of U.S. interests—including farmers, shippers, exporters, port authorities and trade groups—is taking a close look at the latest recommendations by the office of the U.S. trade representative… 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.
The Arkansas Waterways Commission met April 7, its first meeting since the departure of executive director Cassandra Caldwell to take a position with American Cruise Lines. Members had a lot… Read More
Rising water on the Lower Mississippi River has triggered the New Orleans Engineer District to activate its Phase II flood fight, with the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans reading 15.6… Read More
In a ceremony held along the banks of the Muskingum River in Marietta, Ohio, on April 11, ground was broken for the new Ohio River Museum to be built there. Read More
Cape Elizabeth, Maine-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Hyperion Marine Group has hired Sara Devlin as its general manager of business development. In that role, Devlin will be responsible… Read More
The opening of the main navigational lock chamber at Wilson Locks and Dam has been delayed by approximately three weeks, until early July instead of June 14. The Nashville Engineer… Read More
Construction of a new, 600- by 110-foot lock at Chickamauga Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River has reached two major milestones, with crews beginning to erect the new lock’s… Read More
Issues surrounding fleeting contracts and liability in unusual events were examined during a panel session at the 41st annual River and Marine Industry Seminar in New Orleans. The Greater New… Read More
More than six months after the closure of Wilson Lock’s main chamber, ports, shippers, fleeting services, linehaul operations and other river-related businesses say it is costing them. In some cases,… Read More
In December 2022, The Waterways Journal covered The Water Institute’s crowdsourced bathymetry (CSB) and modeling efforts under its SmartPort project—an effort to provide both near real-time and forecast channel conditions. Read More
