The off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey provided a perfect touchstone for Nathan Gonzales’ discussion of the political outlook for 2022 and beyond during the 18th annual Waterways… 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 federal judge has ordered an Ohio man charged in connection with placing potentially explosive devices on three commercial tows held without bond (See WJ, November 1). Read More
Washington, D.C.—For President Joe Biden, the lesson from his party’s disappointing showing in off-year elections will be to work harder to get Congress to approve his legislative agenda. Read More
Amid Washington deadlocks, some positive news broke November 4 as Michael Connor was confirmed as assistant secretary of the Army (civil works) by the U.S. Senate by a vote… Read More
Barge transportation is already the cleanest and greenest mode of transportation compared to other modes, for those who can take advantage of it. But the industry, like many… Read More
The fight over the 14 dams in the Columbia River Basin and whether to breach some of them to benefit migrating salmon and steelhead is far from over. It… Read More
A Kentucky county leader is asking U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to prevent the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from bringing an experimental type of Asian carp removal back… Read More
The barge fleet is aging and shrinking. The total barge fleet contracted by about 1 percent during 2020, and the open fleet in particular is shrinking fast due to… Read More
Robert “Frank” Hollomon, Caruthersville, Mo., longtime marine insurance claims manager, died October 23. He was 73. He started his career in the river industry in 1980, working for… Read More
Bob Drake, 80, formerly of Maysville, Ky., died October 26 at Baptist Health Paducah. He worked for more than 40 years as an operations manager with Crounse Corporation. Read More
