The Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed HB181 on January 27, legislation that aims to restrict the way the Mobile Engineer District disposes of dredged material in Mobile Bay. The… 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.
Federal prosecutors are suing Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) over damage to the McAlpine Locks and Dam that occurred during a barge breakaway on January 23, 2023. TV station WAVE in… Read More
An artist’s rendering of Wing Marine’s modular dredge concept. (Courtesy of Wing Marine) A new modular dredging concept under development by Wing Marine could offer inland waterway operators and the… Read More
Amber McClay Bound Media Group (BMG), the parent company of The Waterways Journal, has welcomed Amber McClay to its team… Read More
Continuing the U.S. Coast Guard’s post-Homeport online reboot, the agency has launched a new online system that allows mariners to submit and track credential applications faster and more securely. The… Read More
MobileOps and MM-SEAS have announced a strategic software integration aimed at reducing administrative delays and compliance-related vessel downtime by automating crew credential tracking and Sea Service Letter generation. The partnership… Read More
Late in the day January 29, Senate Democrats and the Trump administration reached a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown after Democrats and eight Republicans in the Senate voted… Read More
A winter storm that hit much of the inland waterways system January 24-26 continued to cause impacts a week later, with below-freezing temperatures persisting in many areas. Ohio River One… Read More
Brownsville, Texas-based Seatrium AmFELS has delivered the hopper dredge Frederick Paup to Manson Construction Company. The dredge departed Brownsville on January 27, bound for Mobile, Ala. In announcing the dredge’s… Read More
The River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., is asking for industry and community support to upgrade its boat simulator, which the director described as a cornerstone exhibit. The… Read More
