Over the last 30 days, the communities along Bayou Sorrel and the Port Allen Alternate Route of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) have seen an astounding amount of rainfall… 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.
Repair or replacement of locks and dams along America’s inland waterway system is key to the system’s future, Paul Rohde said during the Inland Marine Expo’s session “Infrastructure Report:… Read More
The post-pandemic boom is taking off, despite bumps and unevenness in some sectors, and should benefit barged commodities overall. That message, very welcome to attendees, was the highlight of… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Maritime Administration announced the availability of $10.8 million in grant funding for the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP), whose purpose is to encourage the use of America’s… Read More
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was record breaking. There were 30 named storms (a record), 13 hurricanes, six major hurricanes and nine landfalls on the Gulf Coast (also a… Read More
The Ohio Conference on Freight looked at “Freight on the Frontline” while moving into a virtual format May 20–21. The conference was hosted by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning… Read More
Port of South Louisiana Executive Director Paul Aucoin has been named the 2021 recipient of the C. Alvin Bertel Award. Presented each year by the World Trade Center of… Read More
Just over a month after the liftboat Seacor Power capsized off the Louisiana coast with 19 personnel on board, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a preliminary… Read More
Salvage crews working at the site of the wrecked liftboat Seacor Power, which capsized April 13 off the coast of Louisiana, have completed the task of removing fuel… Read More
Familiar faces abounded at the 71st annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA), held May 17–19 at the Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear, Ala. The 2021… Read More
