Joseph Powell didn’t set out to become an educator. However, as security manager at the Port of Pascagoula, he’s become an advocate for maritime workforce development—taking a program designed for… 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.
The annual Missouri River Navigators Meeting on February 19 in Jefferson City, Mo., gave those in attendance the opportunity to discuss key issues along the waterway. Shane Kinne, executive director… Read More
Richard William Bludworth Jr. Richard William Bludworth Jr., born August 22, 1948, in Houston, died February 16 in Houston at the age of 77. A graduate of Texas Tech University,… Read More
About 41,000 Coast Guard personnel, along with about one-third of its civilian employees, have been working without pay since a federal funding lapse February 14 initiated a partial shutdown of the Department of… Read More
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle has announced a major initiative to “return USACE to a focus on its core missions and ensure the enterprise continues… Read More
Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll, assistant secretary of the Army (civil works) Adam Telle, Lt. Gen. William H. “Butch” Graham, the Corps’ chief of engineers and commanding general, and… Read More
Dallas-based Arcosa Inc., a provider of infrastructure-related products and services, has announced an agreement to sell subsidiary Arcosa Marine Products Inc. (Arcosa Marine) to Wynnchurch Capital L.P., a Rosemont, Ill.-based… Read More
For years, the Waterways Council Inc. has worked closely with the Corps of Engineers and members of Congress, recommending reforms while defending the need for greater investments in America’s once… Read More
The Nashville Engineer District announced the award of the final contract in the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on February 13 to C.J. Mahan Construction Company LLC of Urbancrest, Ohio. The… Read More
The White House released its Maritime Action Plan on February 13, fulfilling an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on April 19 of last year. It is designed to… Read More
