Waterways Council Inc., We Work the Waterways and The Waterways Journal have launched the 2026 “Waterways Move America” photo contest in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. 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.
Australian news outlet the West Australian reported September 2 that Florida-based firm Wildcat Infrastructure had offered $1.35 billion for the U.S. portion of shipbuilder Austal’s business. The offer… Read More
Are we finally done with the WOTUS (waters of the U.S.) wars? Many were hoping the answer was “yes” after the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Sackett v. Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers headquarters has selected Craig Evans for its Corps of Engineers’ Lifetime Planning Achievement Award. Craig Evans, a St. Paul, Minn., resident and recently retired plan… Read More
Blue Point One, a joint venture between CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s largest producer of ammonia; JERA Company Inc., Japan’s largest energy company; and Mitsui And Company Ltd.,… Read More
The River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., has named Erin Langan education and programs manager. She joined the museum August 3. Erin Langan Langan will oversee the center’s… Read More
Ed Weilbacher, retired executive director of Kaskaskia Regional Port District, speaks after accepting an inaugural CARGO Award during the Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (IRPT) Annual Conference, held September… Read More
Harvey Lock, Lower Mississippi River mile 98.3, has closed to navigation because of low Mississippi River stages and reverse head risks to the lock gates. The Corps of… Read More
In a surprise move, President Donald Trump announced that assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle will serve as acting secretary of the Army “effective immediately.”… Read More
From reporting I did during and after the attacks on September 11, 2001 On September 11, 2026, we are remembering and mourning the 25th anniversary of the… Read More
