As more and more states issue lockdown orders in response to the coronavirus, barge companies like American Commercial Barge Line are tightening sanitation protocols, adjusting shore-based employee procedures and making… 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.—The Senate unanimously approved a historic $2 trillion emergency relief package to rescue  American businesses, workers and families impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic as well as provisions  important… Read More
Driven by significant customer demand along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Atlas Marine Services announced March 17 it is expanding its 24/7 dockside fueling services to Port Arthur, Texas. The firm,… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer district announced that the mv. Miss Doris, originating from the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois and pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul, Minn.,… Read More
The Olmsted Locks and Dam project has received a national award as one of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ top 10 outstanding engineering projects. Officials representing the Louisville Engineer… Read More
Lucian Lott has been promoted to vice president of sales of Parker Towing Company. “Lucian has done a tremendous job growing our sales and diversifying our customer base. We are… Read More
The Lower Mississippi River was closed briefly March 15 following an allision between the mv. Cooperative Spirit and the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge near Luling, La. The incident occurred at… Read More
C&B Marine LLC of Covington, Ky., plans to build two new fleeting areas at its existing barge fleeting area along the Ohio River near Hebron, Ky. C&B currently is permitted… Read More
The last spring flood forecast issued March 12 by the National Weather Service (NWS) showed a markedly reduced chance of major flooding in the Quad Cities area of the Upper… Read More
The city of Wheeling, W.Va., plans to build a commercial boat dock for sternwheel cruises along the Ohio River. The dock is to be built in the Wheeling Island main… Read More
