A federal judge in Mississippi ruled September 13 in two separate cases that his court did not have the authority to order the Corps of Engineers to conduct an environmental… Read More
Environment
More than 150 maritime industry leaders and organizations signed an industry-led call for world leaders to commit to decarbonizing international shipping by 2050, support industrial-scale zero-emission shipping projects through national… Read More
“Decarbonizing the inland waterway sector will likely require new regulatory or market-based incentives, similar to those emerging in other economic sectors around the globe, in order to make decarbonization economically… Read More
ABB is providing an integrated electric propulsion system and advanced vessel control technology for Crowley Maritime Corporation’s pioneering eWolf tug, built for sustainable and safe operations at the Port of… Read More
In early August, the New Orleans Engineer District released the final version of the Lake Pontchartrain & Vicinity (LPV) and the West Bank & Vicinity (WBV) General Re-evaluation Reports, which… Read More
The PIANC Permanent Task Group on Climate Change will present a panel discussion August 26 on resilience in the marine transportation system. “As new challenges unfold it is becoming even… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) held its annual Dredging Summit virtually June 15–17, during which the organization presented its Environmental Excellence Awards. WEDA named two award winners, one for navigational… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District recently released the draft Project Implementation Report with Integrated Supplemental Environmental Assessment for a Fish Passage Improvement Project at Lock and Dam 22 near Saverton,… Read More
The Panama Canal Authority announced April 26 it has launched a process of decarbonizing its operations, with the goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2030. “We at the Panama Canal are… Read More
Keeping a promise they made in 2018, the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI)—a group whose members includes mayors of cities large and small along the Mississippi River—has announced a… Read More
