The House Appropriations Committee marked up and passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill May 20. The bill includes approximately $9.8 billion… 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.
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has announced a major expansion of its operations in the Port of Houston, strengthening its industry-leading network and deepening its presence in one of… Read More
The Ohio River Commission will host the Ohio River Summit, focusing on economic strategies impacting the regional segment of the waterway, June 10-11 in Cincinnati. The commission is… Read More
With the popular Inland Marine Expo taking place this week at Nashville, Tenn., this column has been detailing towboats built by the Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO). The last column… Read More
U.S. Congressman Bob Onder (R-Mo.) and Chris Deluzio (D. Penn.) have led a bipartisan group of 37 members of Congress—with possibly more to follow—in publicly endorsing the idea… Read More
FreightWeekSTL will bring together those interested in learning about how freight moves by river, rail and road and through the manufacturing process June 8–12 in St. Louis, Mo. Read More
Troy Eddington, 66, of Memphis and Union City, Tenn., died May 15 at Tri Star Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. He was employed by DeHart Marine for 35… Read More
The Paducah Propeller Club celebrated National Maritime Day with a ceremony May 16 that included award presentations and a wreath presentation ceremony. Julie Harris, retired executive director of the… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced net earnings attributable to Kirby for the first quarter ending March 31, 2026, of $81.2 million, or $1.50 per share, compared with earnings of $76.0 million,… Read More
The United States Coast Guard Research and Development Center is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to identify organizations with technical capabilities to conduct fire testing on lithium-ion batteries,… Read More
