In a time where a lot of parts for U.S. products are made in China, Hong Kong or Taiwan, a five-person western Kentucky business is making marine, industrial and automotive… 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.
The first Lake Pepin ice measurements of the season on February 12 in the Upper Mississippi River showed lower ice thickness, following what scientists say has been the warmest January… Read More
A newly released study by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments says the sad state of the U.S. blue-water merchant marine is threatening necessary Defense Department capabilities and calls… Read More
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has chosen assistant secretary of the Army Rickey “R.D.” James to receive the 2020 Port Person of the Year award for his dedication… Read More
The executive committee of Waterways Council Inc. announced that it has named WCI senior vice president Deb Calhoun as interim president/CEO, effective February 18. WCI President/CEO Michael J. Toohey recently… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has honored the owner of a Tennessee marina with an award for saving a man’s life last fall. Lt. Col. Sonny B. Avichal, commander… Read More
All six barges that were blown ashore by Hurricane Harvey 30 months ago have been removed from San Jose Island, a barrier island and wildlife refuge off the Texas coast,… Read More
Dee Dee Whittaker brings to her new assignment handling Waterways Journal advertising accounts in the Southeast region a formidable background in sales. A Paducah native, Whittaker worked in Atlanta and… Read More
The Omaha Engineer District reported January 28 that two outlet breaches on the Missouri River Levee System L-594 were closed on Saturday. These are the third and fourth breaches to… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A top Trump administration official let congressional Democrats know talk of taxes remains a non-starter for any effort to pass an infrastructure package this year. “We’re not going to… Read More
