The Red River Valley Association (RRVA) will hold its annual navigation meeting and convention February 22–23 in Shreveport, La., at the Sam’s Town Hotel & Convention Center. Day… 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.
With many people focused in past months on the historic low-water conditions along the Lower Mississippi River, the west Kentucky chapter of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) held an… Read More
Scheduled maintenance and repair work at Lock 24, at Mississippi River Mile 273.4, near Clarksville, Mo., has been underway since the lock dewatering was completed January 23. Upper bulkheads… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced net earnings for the fourth quarter of $37.3 million or $0.62 per share, compared with earnings of $11.0 million, or $0.18 per share for the 2021… Read More
U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. has ruled against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a lawsuit brought by Harrison County, Miss., and a host of other… Read More
The Nashville Engineer District’s maintenance support team, on board the mv. Iroquois, recently made repairs to the Watts Bar Lock on the Tennessee River. The work, which… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A top official with one of the nation’s largest ports urged Congress to prioritize waterways, ports and other transportation assets critical to the nation’s economy when providing federal… Read More
Fred Biermann • Alberici Constructors Inc. has promoted Fred Biermann to executive vice president and created a new Integrated Project Services Department to be headed by John Smith. Read More
The Tulsa Engineer District reports that Webbers Falls Lock, No. 16 on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas Waterway System at Mile 366.6, will be closed to navigation traffic for one week… Read More
Still without a project partnership agreement, funding for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project is in danger of lapsing. The project, on the Des Plaines River near Joliet, Ill.,… Read More
