The St. Paul Engineer District will open Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1, both in Minneapolis, to commercial and recreational navigation traffic April… 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.
On April 7, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its FY26 Work Plan, allocating funds already appropriated by Congress through the Energy and Water Development bill. The… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District held a public hearing March 31 in Tallahassee, Fla., — at the behest of Congress — seeking public input on restarting dredging on the Apalachicola… Read More
Conrad Industries, Inc., announced its 2025 results and backlog on March 31. For the quarter ending December 31, 2025, Conrad had net income of $4.7 million and earnings per… Read More
The Port of Little Rock has purchased 42.39 acres of undeveloped property near the College Station community with plans to build a third entrance into the port by extending… Read More
Spring rains have caused high flows on the Allegheny and Beaver rivers in the Pittsburgh region, with construction barges breaking free and going over a dam downriver earlier this… Read More
Saltchuk Resources Inc. completed its acquisition of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation on April 1. The transaction closed for a purchase price of $17 per share in cash… Read More
By Jim Myers WJ Washington Correspondent Following his earlier action to allow Transportation Security Administration workers to be paid during the partial shutdown, President Donald Trump issued… Read More
The National Historic Landmark known as the steamer Belle of Louisville had the fires lit under the boilers on March 25 in preparation for getting warmed up and checked… Read More
In his formal FY 2027 budget proposal released last week, President Donald Trump again requested $105 million for the Small Shipyard Grant Program, matching the record request level included in… Read More
