Martha Rivers Ingram, 90, of Nashville, Tenn., died August 6. Martha Rivers Ingram Following her husband’s death in 1995, she became the chairman of Ingram Industries, one of… 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.
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Alabama Port Authority’s docks facilities revenue bonds from BBB+ to A-, with a stable outlook, citing strong debt service coverage, moderate leverage, disciplined… Read More
A donation from Amherst Madison to the Point Pleasant River Museum & Lakin Ray Cook Learning Center has launched a fundraising campaign to support the expansion of its towboat… Read More
For more than 40 years, Resolve Marine has built its reputation by responding to some of the maritime industry’s most complex challenges. From marine salvage and emergency response… Read More
Hanwha Defense USA has made a preliminary, non-binding offer to acquire Austal Ltd.’s U.S. business for between $1.05 billion and $1.2 billion, a move that could give the South… Read More
Aging infrastructure, federal funding, hurricane readiness and a new effort to manage the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway more cohesively dominated discussion at the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association’s 2026 annual seminar. Read More
A new aerosol fire suppression system developed as part of a partnership between Fire Suppression Industries and Airmar Technology aims to extinguish vessel fires quickly and safely. Read More
California’s Commercial Harbor Craft (CHC) regulation, a long-time bane of the maritime industry that requires most commercial harbor craft to attach expensive, untested and (the marine industry claims)… Read More
Before leaving for its traditional August break, the Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve a stopgap funding measure to keep the federal government funded through December 11. By a… Read More
Seeing the inland river system is an important part of understanding how it works. For that reason, Waterways Council, Inc., hosts annual tours for A visit to Melvin Price… Read More
