With the war in Ukraine and global supply chain and logistics issues, the connectedness of the world is on full display today. And that connectivity—and vulnerability—extends all the… 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.
The Corps of Engineers expects to have a new estimate within the next week or two on both a projected timeline for completion and cost estimate for the Kentucky… Read More
The 38th annual seminar of the Greater News Orleans Barge Fleeting Association—which one public relations executive calls “the Super Bowl of marine insurance”—was held live April 26-29 in… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted unanimously to advance the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, maintaining a popular biennial schedule for passing WRDA bills. Read More
The New Orleans and Vicksburg Engineer Districts have a pair of lock closures scheduled for this summer and fall that will temporarily disrupt navigation on both the Red and… Read More
The Inland Marine Expo (IMX), May 23–25 in St. Louis, Mo., will feature an education session titled “Workforce Development and Company Culture” that will look at the labor challenge… Read More
Note: This is the third of three articles on the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s plans for freshwater diversion channels in southern Louisiana. Previous articles appeared in the… Read More
Beginning May 1, recreational vessels navigating the Tennessee River through Wilson Lock will only have passage three times during daylight hours until September 5. Following the conclusion… Read More
The breakup of a large tow sent barges drifting downriver on the Mississippi River near Savanna, Ill., April 24, prompting the rescue of three crewmembers from one barge. … Read More
United Parcel Service Inc. announced on social media that it is exploring the possibility of using barges to move cargoes around New York Harbor. On April 11, UPS… Read More
