President Donald Trump issued a 60-day waiver to the Jones Act March 18, with the stated goal of reducing gas prices at the pump in the wake of the bombing… 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.
Construction is scheduled to begin this spring on a new bridge over the Ohio River between Kentucky and Ohio in the Cincinnati area. Groundbreaking for the Brent Spence Companion Bridge… Read More
Marquette Transportation Company’s river division is among the best places to work in Kentucky, according to information collected by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society of Human… Read More
Colson Holland Colson Holland, C&B Marine Covington, Ky.-based C&B Marine has announced the promotion of Colson Holland to the position of chief financial officer. Holland joined C&B in March 2025 as controller. “Since joining our team… Read More
Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals (IRPT) held its Missouri River Basin meeting in Jefferson City, Mo., last month. The meeting was held at the Missouri Soybean Association. Sponsors of the… Read More
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) warned that President Donald Trump’s 60-day waiver of the Jones Act puts at risk America’s supply chain reliability as well as its national security. “The… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority recently announced the election of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to the position of chairman for 2026. The authority, composed of Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky and Tennessee,… Read More
Robert Dale Suttles Robert Dale Suttles, a native of Jacksonville, Ill., who spent 26 years working for Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel, died unexpectedly March 5 in Naples, Fla. Read More
Corn Island Shipyard, situated on a 50-acre site at Ohio River Mile 734 near Grandview, Ind., currently has several vessels under construction, the largest of which is a dump… Read More
American Ship & Dry-Dock Company has developed what it calls a Rapid Deployment and Modular Dry-Dock System, an approach that rethinks how floating drydocks are designed, transported and… Read More
