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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.

Statute Change Brings Tax-Deferred Funding Opportunity For U.S.-Flag Vessel Fleet Owners And Operators

April 7, 2023

By Bill Finnecy A significant Capital Construction Fund (CCF) statute was amended on December 23, 2022, allowing more U.S.-flag vessel owners and operators to potentially benefit from this… Read More

Corps Seeks Input For Scheduling Tenn-Tom Lock Closures

April 7, 2023

Justin Murphree, operations project manager for the Mobile Engineer District’s Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, hosted a conference call April 5 with waterway stakeholders to outline a pair of lock closures planned… Read More

Mel Price Reopens After Overlook Work Completed Phase II of the Mel Price Lock project involved demolition and reconstruction of a lock overlook building. (Photo courtesy of Alberici Constructors)

Phase II of the Mel Price Lock project involved demolition and reconstruction of a lock overlook building. (Photo courtesy of Alberici Constructors)

Mel Price Reopens After Overlook Work Completed

April 7, 2023

The main lock chamber of Mel Price Locks and Dam, Upper Mississippi River Mile 200.8, reopened March 31 after a 90-day planned closure to allow contractors to demolish and… Read More

AWO Engages With Congress, CG On Harassment Reporting Requirements Washington Waves

AWO Engages With Congress, CG On Harassment Reporting Requirements

April 7, 2023

Washington, D.C.—The American Waterways Operators (AWO) is engaging Congress on clarifying legislative intent on new reporting requirements for sexual harassment and assault, according to Board Chairman Clark Todd. Read More

NDU Students Tour Inland Waterways Sites Sixteen students from the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy learn about Seamen’s Church Institute’s mission from SCI-Paducah’s Kelly Butts. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Sixteen students from the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy learn about Seamen’s Church Institute’s mission from SCI-Paducah’s Kelly Butts. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

NDU Students Tour Inland Waterways Sites

March 31, 2023

Sixteen students and an instructor from the National Defense University’s (NDU) Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy got a first-hand look at the country’s rivers… Read More

New Orleans District Awards Contract For West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee Reach A bulldozer lays the foundation for an earthen levee that will make up part of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. The 18.5-mile system will protect communities from Lake Pontchartrain storm surge during hurricanes.

A bulldozer lays the foundation for an earthen levee that will make up part of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. The 18.5-mile system will protect communities from Lake Pontchartrain storm surge during hurricanes.

New Orleans District Awards Contract For West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Levee Reach

March 31, 2023

The New Orleans Engineer District has awarded a contract for the second levee reach of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction… Read More

Corps Updates Stakeholders On Chickamauga, Kentucky Lock Projects

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District officials and stakeholders view ongoing construction of the downstream section of the lock chamber during a tour of the active Kentucky Lock and Kentucky Lock Addition Project on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Nashville District engaged with stakeholders March 22 to provide an update on the important navigation project and to promote partnerships and communication. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

Corps Updates Stakeholders On Chickamauga, Kentucky Lock Projects

March 31, 2023

Nashville Engineer District leaders, engineers and project managers hosted stakeholder roundtables recently to provide updates and an opportunity to visit the district’s two mega construction projects. Lt. Col. Joseph Sahl,… Read More

MRC Conducts High-Water Inspection Trip The Mississippi River Commission conducted its annual high-water inspection trip March 27-31 aboard the mv. Mississippi, stopping in Cairo, Ill.; Memphis, Tenn.; Greenville, Miss.; and New Orleans, La. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

The Mississippi River Commission conducted its annual high-water inspection trip March 27-31 aboard the mv. Mississippi, stopping in Cairo, Ill.; Memphis, Tenn.; Greenville, Miss.; and New Orleans, La. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

MRC Conducts High-Water Inspection Trip

March 31, 2023

Standing aboard the mv. Mississippi for the Mississippi River Commission’s annual high-water inspection trip March 27, Maj. Gen. Diana Holland said this trip would be her last… Read More

Vessel Traffic Resumes At McAlpine

March 31, 2023

The locks at McAlpine Locks and Dam reopened the evening of March 28, roughly 17 hours after barges broke loose from a vessel and became pinned against… Read More

Vessel Traffic Resumes at McAlpine With Two Barges Still Pinned Against Dam Two of three barges remain pinned against the lower dam at McAlpine Locks and Dam after breaking away from a towboat early March 28. Ten of 11 barges broke loose from a vessel, with one hitting a railroad bridge before being removed. (Photos courtesy of the Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet.)

Two of three barges remain pinned against the lower dam at McAlpine Locks and Dam after breaking away from a towboat early March 28. Ten of 11 barges broke loose from a vessel, with one hitting a railroad bridge before being removed. (Photos courtesy of the Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet.)

Vessel Traffic Resumes at McAlpine With Two Barges Still Pinned Against Dam

March 29, 2023

Note: This is an updated version of a story that was posted the morning of March 29. The locks at McAlpine Locks and Dam reopened the evening of… Read More