Harriett Eckart Harriett J. Eckart, a longtime employee of Jeffboat in Jeffersonville, Ind., died July 26 at the age of 73. Eckart was born November 16, 1951, to Howard and… 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.
Durund Elzey’s presentation came near the conclusion of this year’s Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) annual seminar, and yet his topic was anything but an afterthought for operators on… Read More
Ten river ports in southern Illinois are the latest grouping to apply to be formally recognized by the Corps of Engineers as a port statistical district. The grouping would… Read More
The Trump administration celebrated the christening of the State of Maine, which was built for the Maine Maritime Academy and will serve as a next-generation training ship. The vessel… Read More
Donald Trump’s plan to revitalize U.S. shipbuilding relies, in part, on a crucial partner: South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha, which bought an American shipyard in Philadelphia last November for $100… Read More
Construction on a new main lock chamber over the footprint of the existing auxiliary chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam is designed to reduce lock transit delays and increase… Read More
Chemical and liquid fertilizer specialist Southern Devall LLC, headquartered in Sulphur, La., and with an operations center in Memphis, Tenn., and a sales and administrative office in Houston,… Read More
Roughly 15 people, including those representing several Congressional offices, learned about the barge and towboat industry August 14 during a special “Waterways 101” session sponsored by Ingram Barge Company with… Read More
The American Waterways Operators has released its latest report on falls overboard and how to prevent them. To support the report’s findings, AWO is holding a Falls Overboard Safety Standdown… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) announced August 20 the delivery of its new hopper dredge, the Amelia Island, from Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La. Read More
