Stardust Power Inc., a development-stage American manufacturer of battery-grade lithium products, announced January 11 that it has selected Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Okla., to build a new battery-grade lithium… 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 New Orleans Engineer District will hold a virtual public orientation for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study at 9:30 a.m. January 23. The study is a five-year, $25… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A top Virginia port official singled out the navigation of channels as he urged a key House committee to prioritize passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) 2024. Read More
Each year, when The Waterways Journal asks leaders in the inland waterways industry about the challenges and opportunities of the coming year, perennial issues recur: how to sustainably finance locks… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District has announced an emergency closure of Demopolis Lock, located near Demopolis, Ala., just below where the Black Warrior River enters the Tombigbee River, following a concrete… Read More
The Plaquemines Port, Harbor & Terminal District (Port of Plaquemines) and APM Terminals, the terminal-operating division of A.P. Moller-Maersk, have announced a partnership to develop a new container terminal near… Read More
Ice has vastly decreased flows on portions of the Illinois and Upper Mississippi rivers, with crews working in teams to break it up. Terry Bass, chairman of the Illinois River… Read More
The White House released an agreement on December 14 between the U.S. government and environmental non-profits, tribes and other parties that have been fighting and litigating for years over four… Read More
CF Industries Blue Point LLC has filed a permit application with the New Orleans Engineer District for an industrial blue ammonia facility and marine terminal on the Mississippi River in… Read More
Capt. Michael “Joe” Snodgrass, 78, of Morgantown, Ky., a former ADM towboat captain who worked on the river for 43 years, died January 3. Being a captain on the river… Read More
