The U.S. Department of Labor announced April 1 that pursuant to an agreement with the department to resolve outstanding violations of the Seaman’s Protection Act, Bouchard Transportation Company Inc.,… 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.
Paul Aucoin, executive director of the Port of South Louisiana, is one of four newly appointed members of the World Trade Center of New Orleans’ board of directors. Read More
RiverWorks Discovery partnered with the Kentucky Chamber Workforce Center April 14 to host a first-of-its-kind Who Works The Rivers online career education event. The free event was open to… Read More
France-based Moteurs Baudouin and its U.S. distributor, Motor Services Hugo Stamp (MSHS) Group, have teamed up with Fletcher Technical Community College in Houma, La., to provide students in the… Read More
The Friends of (Mississippi River) Pool 9 Board (FOP9) has scheduled a cleanup of Pool 9 from 8 a.m. to noon April 24. Volunteers will be provided… Read More
Kongsberg Digital announced April 9 that it has signed a contract with the Panama Canal Authority to upgrade and extend the K-Sim Navigation simulators based in SIDMAR, the Center… Read More
The liftboat Seacor Power, part of Seacor Marine’s fleet of more than a dozen self-propelled and self-raising vessels that serve the offshore oil, gas and wind industries, capsized April… Read More
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony April 12 for the project to replace the Judge Perez Bridge, a vertical lift bridge over… Read More
Washington, D.C—The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the availability of $1 billion in infrastructure funding through RAISE grants, formerly known as BUILD and TIGER grants. “Port projects… Read More
The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) has applied to the Eighth Coast Guard District for approval of a plan to build a replacement bridge protection system for the… Read More
