Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc. (IRPT) has launched a new tool on its website designed to help ports weather extreme conditions, whether they are caused by Mother Nature… 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.
Maintenance work inside one of McAlpine Locks and Dam’s 1,200-foot chambers is scheduled to be complete May 5, ending a closure meant to extend its reliability. The… Read More
If you operate in the inland barge industry, you may feel like the push toward “digital transformation” showed up overnight. One day you’re running a reliable operation built… Read More
Four people escaped injury April 16 after being rescued from the water when their skiff overturned in high wind just upstream of Markland Locks and Dam. Bellaire Harbor… Read More
C&C Marine and Repair marked a milestone April 17 with a keel-laying ceremony at its Belle Chasse, La., shipyard for a new series of four hybrid escort tugs being… Read More
Denny Burns Denny Burns, 78, died April 20. He was vice president and co-owned Memphis-based Patton-Tully Marine with his wife… Read More
Inland ports and terminals in Missouri have an opportunity to get state assistance for capital improvement purchases or projects that enhance their ability to handle and move freight. They… Read More
The Corps of Engineers awarded the second contract for Increment I of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project to JF Brennan Inc., of La Crosse, Wis., on April 11. The… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board believes debris may have contacted two barges that broke away from an Ohio River dock in high water in 2024, causing an estimated $2.5… Read More
Floods have caused openings on the east bank of the Lower Mississippi River below New Orleans that are reducing the river’s power, scientists say. Mead Allison This issue… Read More
