Washington, D.C.—The Maritime Administration would receive $2.5 billion to support more sustainable port infrastructure and supply chain resilience as part of a House panel’s portion of a budget reconciliation… 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.
Washington, D.C.—Seven months after it was suspended by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) has been approved to resume operations. “The department’s boards and committees have… Read More
The Coast Guard said two recent developments have led it to warn maritime stakeholders to be on heightened alert for cyber threats. One was a cyber attack affecting port operations… Read More
Doug McGinnis, heir to a river-related business family, founder of a group of companies that include drydocks, shipyards and towing companies, and River Hall of Fame member, passed away at… Read More
In early August, the New Orleans Engineer District released the final version of the Lake Pontchartrain & Vicinity (LPV) and the West Bank & Vicinity (WBV) General Re-evaluation Reports, which… Read More
A Record of Decision was signed by the acting assistant secretary of the Army for civil works as part of the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin-Allatoona Lake Water Supply… Read More
The city council of St. Paul, Minn., approved a resolution August 4 asking the state for a grant of $20 million (out of a total request of $70 million… Read More
Hurricane Ida made a pair of landfalls at Grand Isle and Port Fourchon in southeast Louisiana August 29 near midday as a strong Category 4 storm. Ida came ashore… Read More
At its height, Hurricane Ida was the strongest hurricane to hit the Gulf region since the 1850s. When it made landfall at Port Fourchon as a Category 4 storm,… Read More
A panel discussion from inland barge operators on connecting ports to global and domestic trade turned into a much different kind of talk during Kentucky’s virtual riverport freight summit… Read More
