J.F. Brennan Company Inc. announced June 13 that President and CEO Matt Binsfeld was named the 2019 Dredger of the Year on June 6 at the 2019 Western Dredging Association… 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.
Amherst Madison Inc., the venerable marine towing, construction and repair firm on the Kanawha River at Charleston, W.Va., has marked a milestone of sorts this year. Among its other dredging… Read More
With high river continuing for what will be an unprecedented duration, attendees at the Marine Industry Day 2019 expressed concern about the impact of a combined high water and storm… Read More
The Chicago Engineer District has extended the comment period for the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP), and integrated Environmental Impact Statement. Comments were originally due… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District closed the gates of the Steele Bayou Control Structure June 7 to prevent backflow into the south Delta. Heavy rainfall across the region during the past… Read More
With the Mississippi River stuck on high, mariners in the New Orleans area have been on high alert since November. The river has put a strain on engines, tow lines,… Read More
Montgomery Lock and Dam, located on the Ohio River in Monaca, Pa., 32 miles downriver from Pittsburgh, was temporarily closed after a dredge’s spud apparently struck its sill, according to… Read More
Because this year’s floods have brought millions of extra tons of silt to the Upper Mississippi River, the St. Paul Engineer District has begun dredging operations earlier than usual. It… Read More
The Galveston Engineer District executed a modification to the West Fork San Jacinto River Emergency Debris Removal contract June 7 to dredge an additional 497,400 cubic yards of material that… Read More
The annual inquiry letters to vessel owners and operators requesting updates for the 2020 Inland River Record are in the mail. Editor Jeff L. Yates said that, although Coast Guard… Read More
