Flo Leibee, 83, of Louisa, Ky., died on January 30. Leibee had been a cook aboard the Valvoline for Ashland Oil, continuing into Marathon Ashland and retiring from… 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.
William “Eddie” Mauk, 56, of Ashland, Ky., died on January 28. Mauk had long been a mechanic shift foreman in the Motor Shop of the Ashland Oil Marine… Read More
Runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 134 percent of average in January, but that’s not necessarily good news for those looking for an end… Read More
Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) presented its 20th annual Leadership Service Award to Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) on February 8 “for his steadfast, continued leadership on inland waterways and port… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District has received $1.5 million from the states of Illinois and Michigan to keep the Brandon Road Interbasin Project moving forward with engineering and design. Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District will host a pair of pre-scoping open houses this month to gather public input for its “Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Feasibility Study.” The meetings are… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District will begin its annual Lake Pepin ice measurements on February 15. Regarded as a harbinger that spring is on the way, the district’s… Read More
The International Propeller Club’s Port of Paducah (Ky.) has taken the lead in seeking a resolution from the Kentucky legislature to support the Jones Act. House Concurrent Resolution… Read More
Specialty marine contractor J.F. Brennan Company Inc. is growing with the recent acquisition of the dredging and dewatering division of Infrastructure Alternatives Inc. (IAI). The purchase brings… Read More
The 2022 Water Resources Development Act, signed into law in late December by President Joe Biden, includes authorization for several new projects for the Pittsburgh Engineer District. The… Read More
