Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting disruption to oil and grain markets have raised ocean shipping rates and rates for barged grains. Over the past two weeks, ocean vessel… 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.
A strong cold front stretching from the Gulf of Mexico up to Tennessee passed through southeast Louisiana in the evening hours March 22. The same storm had already generated tornadoes… Read More
Washington, D.C.—After a year-long suspension, the Inland Waterways Users Board is scheduled to meet on April 20 in its first meeting since being reactivated. Open to the public, the meeting… Read More
MobileOps Inc., a designer and developer of maritime software applications (logistics, safety, compliance, vessel maintenance, scheduling, analytics) and OpenTug have teamed up to provide what they say is the… Read More
Most southbound traffic on the Cumberland River between Barkley Lock and Dam and the Ohio River was halted for close to a week after a barge filled with rocks ran… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has sworn in Capt. Melanie Montroll as the new chief of its Harbor Police Department (HPD). In doing so, Montroll became the… Read More
Recent lock closures at Barkley Lock and Dam in western Kentucky are helping researchers determine more about the movements of invasive Asian carp and how best to contain their spread. Read More
Big River Propeller (BRP), part of the James Marine family of companies, has expanded to the Big Easy, with the official launch of a propeller shop in the New… Read More
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and Lamar University announced March 15 that they have renewed their agreement to partner in the delivery of advanced education to… Read More
The Great Lakes Towing Company announced recently that it has purchased the Wm. Plotz Machine & Forge Company. The acquisition includes all Plotz Machine’s assets and real estate. Read More
