“The towing industry is a leader in supply chain integrity, sustainability and employment opportunity,” Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of The American Waterways Operators, proclaimed in kicking off the Inland… 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.
The United States is blessed with the most extensive developed inland waterway system in the world, well positioned to drain a huge area of fertile farmland. But that does not… Read More
Stakeholders, operators and waterway managers from along the Gulf Coast will gather in New Orleans May 26 for the annual planning session of the Gulf Coast Inland Waterways Joint Hurricane… Read More
A barge sunk at Upper Mississippi River Mile 49.5 on May 8 could take roughly another three weeks to salvage. The Coast Guard received notification from Excell Marine at 11:35… Read More
Evansville, Ind., tourism officials want to rehabilitate the former dock for a World War II amphibious vessel and use it to attract riverboat cruises. Inland Marina was the home of… Read More
The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association, the trade association representing business, industry and navigation stakeholders along the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway project (BWT), held its 72nd annual meeting… Read More
John L. “Johnny” Bludworth III, born July 9, 1943, in Houston, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home in Hockley, Texas, on May 15, with his wife of 43 years,… Read More
Construction of a new bridge over the Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky., remains significantly ahead of schedule, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC). The contractor resumed roadway work at… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A key House panel advanced its Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 that would invest in the nation’s waterways and ports and study the impact of inland flooding… Read More
On April 27, at a press conference at America’s Central Port in Granite City, Ill., leaders and officials of southwest Illinois celebrated the re-accreditation by the Federal Emergency Management Agency… Read More
