Days after a Missouri judge said there was not enough evidence to convict three men involved in the 2018 duck boat accident on Table Rock Lake that resulted in… 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.
The Kansas City Engineer District received significant funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to make repairs to river training structures on the Missouri River damaged over… Read More
Andrea Williams Andrea “Ann” Williams has been named chief of the Memphis Engineer District’s Operations Division. She has been serving in the position on temporary assignment since January. Read More
The Coast Guard Foundation held its annual tribute to the Eighth Coast Guard District March 11 at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. During the event, the foundation… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) concluded its annual high-water inspection trip aboard the mv. Mississippi on April 8 in Baton Rouge, La. It was the fourth stop along… Read More
Chad Pregracke, famed river cleanup activist, founder and CEO of Living Lands & Waters, was the plenary speaker at the inaugural Great River Collaborative Conference held at Culver-Stockton College… Read More
Capt. Kelly Denning relieved Capt. Will Watson during a change-of-command ceremony for Coast Guard Sector New Orleans on April 14. Rear Adm. Richard Timme, commander, Coast Guard Eighth… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released its report into the March 16, 2021, allision between the tanker Bow Tribute and a fendering system protecting two intakes for… Read More
Inland and coastal ports and terminals are the convergence points for cargoes moving into and out of the United States, the on- and off-ramps for the nation’s inland waterway… Read More
On April 11, the Coast Guard released CG-CVC Policy Letter 20-01, Change 1, to clarify its Subchapter M enforcement posture after the Certificate of Inspection (COI) phase-in period for… Read More
