“Mother nature cooperated” this spring to allow the Corps of Engineers to get a jump on some equipment staging related to this summer’s scheduled closures of locks and dams on… 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.
Barge-builder and infrastructure company Arcosa reported a strong first quarter, with double-digit growth, thanks in large part to its barge business, but it withdrew its guidance for the rest of… Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc. reported April 29 that its revenues and net income were up sharply in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the same period a year earlier. Read More
After resisting two key safety recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board for years, the U.S. Coast Guard has committed to adopting them in the wake of the investigation into… Read More
American Commercial Barge Line Holding Corporation announced April 30 that it has successfully completed its recapitalization and emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization. “ACBL is moving forward as an inland barge… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has rejected President Donald Trump’s proposal to include major infrastructure spending in the next coronavirus relief measure. “It’s unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic,… Read More
A webinar offered by Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. April 22 explained why some industry professionals are concerned about how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determines lock operation… Read More
Lew Meibergen, 88, former chairman and president of Johnston Enterprises, died April 16 at his home in Enid, Okla. Johnston Enterprises was founded by his grandfather, W.B. Johnston, after the… Read More
Douglas “Doug” Uppena, a retired barge freight merchandiser for Pillsbury, Peavey Barge Line and other freight brokers, died April 7 of cancer. A resident of The Villages, Fla., he was… Read More
Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River is warning the public to avoid unlawful passenger vessel operations. A Coast Guard bulletin dated April 22 noted, “There are continued reports of illegal… Read More
