Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, reported financial results November 4 for the third quarter ending September 30. GLDD… 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.
It has been 50 years since the tragic sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. On November 10, 1975, the Great Lakes freighter sank during a storm just… Read More
Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation announced an expanded agreement with HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division November 11 to support the construction of Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the… Read More
Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) announced on November 6 the appointment of the organization’s new executive secretary, Hillary Franke. “I am honored to take on the role of secretary for… Read More
The Corpus Christi, Texas, community bade farewell to the old Harbor Bridge in the first week of November—and a heavy-duty Canal Barge deck barge played a key role. The… Read More
The Arkansas Waterways Commission is awarding more than $4.6 million in grants for four Arkansas ports and one intermodal authority through the Arkansas Port, Intermodal and Waterway Development Grant Program. Read More
Interest in U.S. barges, towboats and related equipment remains strong in South America, says Sean P. Smith—and he should know. Smith spent years in Paraguay and Brazil working on river… Read More
Jerry Enzler receives the 2025 Hall of Fame Achievement Award Nov. 7 in recognition of his lifelong service to the National Rivers Hall of Fame in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo courtesy… Read More
Ben Pinnington, founder of Polaris Media, a Chicago-based maritime public relations firm, has announced the release of a new edition of his maritime public relations book titled “Making Waves: PR… Read More
