Edward Bryant Farrell Jr., 77, of Cordova, Tenn., died on May 30. From 1973–85, Farrell worked in marine sales for Dickson Diesel Parts in Memphis, Tenn. From 1986–2003, he was… 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.
William “Bill” Riley Dawson, 86, of Saint Charles, Mo., died on May 12. Dawson was a hardworking marine electrician at Dawson Marine Electric for more than 60 years. Even after… Read More
The Greater Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS), a 445-mile waterway that stretches from… Read More
A barge loaded with 1,600 tons of rock salt broke away from its mooring at the Port of Clay County near West Point, Miss., on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway overnight June… Read More
Eleven months after Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards first touted the launch of the state’s “SmartPort” initiative for the Lower Mississippi River, Edwards announced June 9 that SmartPort will receive… Read More
Washington, D.C.—After ending infrastructure talks with Republicans, President Joe Biden urged a bipartisan group of senators to pursue its own negotiations and then turned to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer… Read More
A Coast Guard change of command ceremony is a special and serious occasion, but as MSU Paducah Commander Luis Carmona stepped aside for incoming Commander Jennifer Andrew, there were also… Read More
The Corps of Engineers is asking the Southern Illinois District Court to dismiss a request for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by several environmentalist groups. The groups claim that… Read More
The Corps of Engineers reported June 3 that below-average precipitation and dry soil conditions continue to persist in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, and said the… Read More
Speakers at the Ohio Conference on Freight’s session titled “Economic Equity and River Freight Vulnerabilities” sought to find ways to help the river industry grow into the future. The session… Read More
