The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in November, is pushing a “tsunami” of federal funding out the door during the next… 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.—The House has approved a massive $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations measure that provides the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $8.3 billion for fiscal year 2022, an amount described… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District commenced celebrating its 150th anniversary at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton, Ill., February 22. Lt. Col. Jason Sears, deputy commander of the district,… Read More
The governors of Ohio and Kentucky are jointly pursuing up to $2 billion in federal funding to build a new bridge over the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio, and… Read More
Two members of the Wisconsin General Assembly have introduced bills to provide $1 million to study costs and benefits of a bridge over the Mississippi River at Cassville, Wis.,… Read More
The Corps of Engineers project team in charge of the Lock & Dam 25 construction is moving ahead, while reconfiguring its plans now that it has full funding. … Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc., a leading specialty construction and dredging company headquartered in Houston, Texas, reported a net loss of $8.8 million, or $0.29 per share, for the fourth… Read More
Participants in the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) webinar “From Pandemic to Endemic: Sustaining A Safe Working Environment in the COVID Era” February 23 learned from panelists who are safety… Read More
Flood risk for most of the Mississippi River basin should be at or near normal averages for the next 90 days, according to officials of the National Water Center,… Read More
A PTL Marine employee was missing at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers after his grocery delivery boat capsized March 3. Tyler Morgan, 23, of LaCenter,… Read More
