Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD), Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $16.1 million contract for regional dredging work in Venice, La. The firm-fixed-price contract calls for… 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.
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle concluded a four-day tour of infrastructure projects in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi on August 28, including the groundbreaking for… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District and the sponsors of the Osceola Harbor Expansion Project signed a project partnership agreement (PPA) in August. The local sponsors are the Osceola Port… Read More
A towboat crew pulled two pleasure boaters from the water after a collision between their boat and a tow of empty barges August 30 on the Monongahela River in… Read More
The abandonment of marine craft is an ever-present issue, one which costs thousands of dollars and poses a threat to both property and the environment. BoatUS Foundation, an organization… Read More
Capt. Eric Scott Frederick, 45, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died May 13. He began working on the river when he was 16 years old. He worked first for the… Read More
Superior Ag celebrated the opening of its new, 32,000-ton dry fertilizer distribution and storage facility, the Ohio River Terminal, on August 25. The terminal, located in Rockport, Ind.,… Read More
As key maintenance funding winds down and fights intensify over limited Missouri River water, the Coalition to Protect the Missouri River met in Kansas City on August 26-27. Read More
Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc. (SCNO) was formed in the early 1950s for the purpose of towing between those two cities, with an emphasis on the… Read More
Port KC has undergone a major transformation, with $12 million in improvements over the last 18 months to its bulk terminal alone. The project is part of the port’s multi-pronged… Read More
