Two barges of corn partially sank and were being recovered several days after a tow hit a bridge carrying Interstate 155 February 26 near Dyersburg, Tenn. The mv. 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.
No one was hurt when a towboat lost power and went through a gate of the Belleville Dam March 3 on the upper Ohio River, then free floated roughly… Read More
Torrential rains in the Ohio Valley and surrounding area led to changes in lock and ferry operations last week. The Markland Locks and Dam in Louisville temporarily ceased… Read More
Nearly three years after an electrical fire destroyed the Point Pleasant River Museum in Point Pleasant, W.Va., construction is underway on a new museum that includes a state-of-the-art… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A leading House chairman used a group’s influential scorecard on inland waterways, ports and other modes of transportation to again call on Congress to pass a transformational infrastructure… Read More
“For the first time in 20 years, our infrastructure is out of the D range.” So proclaimed the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which released its… Read More
Forty-four years after its founding, Midwest Tankermen Inc. is moving into its second generation of family owners. Gail Loughlin founded the Lockport, Ill.-based company, which provides inland barge… Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc. reported net income of $3.7 million, or 12 cents diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter of 2020. That compares to $0.2 million, or… Read More
Hughes Heating & Cooling, Memphis, Tenn., has expanded its midstream heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration service beyond its traditional area of service between Vicksburg, Miss., and Cape Girardeau,… Read More
Global Maritime Ministries (GMM), a New Orleans-based organization that serves seafarers and inland mariners who call on ports in southeast Louisiana, along with the region’s broader maritime community,… Read More
