The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District prepared a draft feasibility report and environmental assessment on the proposed navigation improvements at Cape Blossom, about 12 miles south of Kotzebue,… 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.
On February 19, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District is hosting a public meeting on January 31 to gather public input into its planning efforts to manage Mississippi River dredged… Read More
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will hold its Dredging and Reclamation Seminar at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, in Delft, The Netherlands from June 24 to… Read More
At the end of December 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced its selection of 10 pilot projects for the beneficial use of dredged material. The projects are part… Read More
Watco Companies LLC, Pittsburg, Kan., and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management announced January 4 the formation of a strategic partnership and a definitive agreement whereby Oaktree has committed $450… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District reports that the Corps’ Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) completed its 2018 season January 11, 2019. During the season, the MSU placed approximately 200,000 squares of articulated… Read More
A Corps of Engineers contractor began prepping for winter maintenance on a foggy river morning at Lock and Dam 4, in Alma, Wis., in mid-December. On this morning the crew… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is seeking comments on a plan to briefly lower the Mississippi River elevation south of the St. Anthony Falls for an inspection of the Bassett… Read More
ExxonMobil announced January 15 that its global network of lubricants-blending and -packaging plants, which manufacture all Mobil-branded products, has received the Zero Waste to Landfill Silver validation from UL. ExxonMobil… Read More
