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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.

Missouri River Basin Runoff Forecast Cut Again

April 8, 2022

Reservoir inflows in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa, were well below average in March, the Corps of Engineers reported April 4. The March runoff of 1.5… Read More

First Woman Nominated To Be Coast Guard Commandant Washington Waves

First Woman Nominated To Be Coast Guard Commandant

April 8, 2022

Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden nominated Adm. Linda Fagan to serve as 27th commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and become the first woman to serve in that position. Read More

CG Seeks Input On Chart, Equipment Carriage Requirements

April 7, 2022

The Coast Guard announced in the Federal Register that it is seeking public input regarding the modification of the chart and navigational equipment carriage requirements in the Code of Federal… Read More

Kirby Corporation Announces Offshore Wind Partnership With Maersk Supply Service

April 6, 2022

Kirby Corporation announced March 30 it has signed a commercial agreement for its wholly owned subsidiary, Kirby Offshore Wind, to provide barge transportation services for offshore wind towers… Read More

Brandon Road Lock Work Expected To Cause Delays This Summer

April 4, 2022

Work at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois Waterway will include a restriction period and partial closure beginning next month and a full closure for three weeks… Read More

High Water Closes Thatcher Lock & Dam On Ouachita

April 4, 2022

The Vicksburg Engineer District announced March 25 the temporary closure of Thatcher Lock & Dam, the northernmost navigation structure on the Ouachita River near Camden, Ark., due to high… Read More

40 Under 40 Honorees Announced For IMX 2022

April 1, 2022

The Waterways Journal is announcing the recipients of the 2022 IMX 40 Under 40 Awards. Now in its fifth year, the IMX 40 Under 40 Award recognizes… Read More

Luhr Bros., Bertucci Contracting Join Forces The names of the Luhr Bros. vessels, their color schemes and stack logos, as shown here on the 6,000 hp Twyla Luhr, will all remain the same, said a company spokesman. (Photo courtesy of Luhr Bros. Inc.)

The names of the Luhr Bros. vessels, their color schemes and stack logos, as shown here on the 6,000 hp Twyla Luhr, will all remain the same, said a company spokesman. (Photo courtesy of Luhr Bros. Inc.)

Luhr Bros., Bertucci Contracting Join Forces

April 1, 2022

Luhr Bros. Inc., a third-generation family-owned business based in Columbia, Ill., and Bertucci Contracting LLC, a 145-year-old subsidiary of Crosby Enterprises, based in Jefferson, La., have joined operations to… Read More

Lock Maintenance Workshop Celebrates 40 Years Of Collaboration Lock Maintenance Workshop participants toured the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Ill., during the 2020 workshop, the last to be held in-person because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division)

Lock Maintenance Workshop participants toured the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Ill., during the 2020 workshop, the last to be held in-person because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division)

Lock Maintenance Workshop Celebrates 40 Years Of Collaboration

April 1, 2022

Now in its 40th year, the Lock Maintenance Workshop has grown from a gathering of a dozen people to more than 150, including international participants. The workshop, hosted… Read More

Demolition At Ohio River L&Ds 52, 53 To Wrap Up In 2022 A blast from underwater demolition takes places November 19, 2021, at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 53. Landside demolition at the former locks and dams 52 in Brookport, Ill., and 53 in Olmsted, Ill., was completed in 2021. The marine demolition at both projects is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. (Photo courtesy of Louisville Engineer District)

A blast from underwater demolition takes places November 19, 2021, at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 53. Landside demolition at the former locks and dams 52 in Brookport, Ill., and 53 in Olmsted, Ill., was completed in 2021. The marine demolition at both projects is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. (Photo courtesy of Louisville Engineer District)

Demolition At Ohio River L&Ds 52, 53 To Wrap Up In 2022

April 1, 2022

Demolition at the former Ohio River locks and dams 52 and 53 in southern Illinois is expected to be complete by the end of the year. While landside… Read More