The International Propeller Club of the United States announced its 2021 International awards at its 95th Annual Convention held virtually from October 12-14. The International Propeller Club’s Port of the… 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.
The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) COVID-19 Working Group will present a public webinar detailing the results of survey on the mental health of U.S. mariners working… Read More
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train traveling south near Montrose, Iowa, collided with a barge just before midnight November 13, derailing multiple train cars and sending two cars into the Mississippi River. Read More
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration suspended enforcement of its vaccine mandate after it was stayed by a federal court. The OSHA website page dedicated to the COVID Vaccine Emergency… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Corps of Engineers announced on November 18 a proposed rule to re-establish the pre-2015 definition of “waters of the United States,” (WOTUS) which had… Read More
An analysis of the fracture on three sides of a box beam holding up the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn., has determined the crack likely… Read More
One of North America’s biggest and most respected tug companies has formed a new division to expand its cargo-hauling services, both project cargoes and container on barge on the inland… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden signed his trillion-dollar hard infrastructure bill into law and then hit the road to promote its impact on the lives of Americans. Ports and waterways were… Read More
An academic study of port resilience proved unexpectedly relevant when a real-life pipeline hacking took place, closely matching one of the study’s scenarios. Craig Philip is well-known to the inland… Read More
Many people welcomed the news on November 5 when the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $2.5 billion in waterways infrastructure funding. Edward Belk Jr., P.E. Read More