Johnson Reelected As Speaker House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defied expectations and won reelection on the first ballot, this time to his first two-year term. Still, his one-and-done victory came… 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.—On January 4, President Joe Biden signed into law the broadly popular Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 that boosts the federal cost-share for inland waterways projects to… Read More
Those involved in commercial navigation on the Illinois River and its tributaries are watching closely for the formation of ice. So far, major issues have not crept up, unlike in… Read More
With only days remaining until their current contract expired, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) announced it had reached an agreement with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), a group of port… Read More
At the end of November, the Coast Guard published a notice that it would establish a regulated navigation area (RNA) from December 2 to July 11 for “certain waters of… Read More
Japan’s Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel both filed a lawsuit on January 6 against President Joe Biden after he intervened to cancel a proposed buyout of the latter by the… Read More
Chinese state-run shipping company and port operator COSCO Shipping Holdings is protesting its inclusion on a U.S. Defense Department list of “military-linked” companies. Inclusion on the list carries no penalties… Read More
The mayor of St. Charles, Mo., located on the Missouri River just west of St. Louis, is reviving efforts to relocate the Arabia Steamboat Museum, a Kansas City museum centered… Read More
Officials with the Port of Caddo-Bossier, along with representatives from the Louisiana Department of Transportation (LaDOT) and the Red River Waterway Commission, held a ribbon cutting ceremony last month for… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Coast Guard is encouraging the maritime industry to learn of the changes in policies to address sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH) prevention. Included in the James M. Read More
