The Rhine River, Europe’s most important commercial waterway, is drying up in a ferocious midsummer heat wave—just as Germany, in particular, was coming to rely on it for more… 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.
Stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) have gathered 39 times previously for an annual conference devoted to infrastructure, operations and economic development of the waterway. Their 40th annual… Read More
The Ohio River will close during daylight hours weekdays beginning September 6 at Mile 204.0 while intake screens are repaired in both the main and auxiliary chambers of Belleville… Read More
Washington, D.C.—By a vote of 93 to 1, the Senate approved its version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 by amending the version passed easily by… Read More
By Carol C. Coleman, public affairs specialist U.S. Army Engineer Research And Development Center The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is making progress modeling new… Read More
ABB announced July 21 that it would spin off Accelleron (formerly ABB Turbocharging), its turbocharging division, by way of a dividend in kind of Accelleron Industries Ltd.’s shares to… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District has announced the selection of Maurice Gilmore as the new chief of the Mat Sinking Unit. In his new position, Gilmore will oversee… Read More
MiddleGround Capital, a private equity firm, has acquired PVI Holdings Inc., the parent company of W&O Supply. The acquisition was announced July 19. W&O has more than 45… Read More
Col. Rhett Blackmon assumed command of the Galveston Engineer District from Col. Tim Vail during a change of command ceremony July 15 at the district’s headquarters. In addition… Read More
A broken portion of John Day Lock and Dam’s upstream navigation lock gate has slowed river traffic through that portion of the Columbia River. U.S. Army Corps technicians found… Read More
