Ingram Barge Company LLC announced November 10 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Houston Fleeting Services LLC, has entered into an agreement to acquire the business assets of Houston-based Cheryl K… 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.
Orion Group Holdings Inc., a leading specialty construction company, had net income of $11.8 million, or $0.39 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter, the company announced October 28. The… Read More
A group representing environmental lawyers has filed notice of intent to sue the federal government, including the Corps of Engineers, over its decision not to dismantle locks and… Read More
Adm. Karl Schultz (third from left), commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, visited Paducah, Ky., on November 2 and took time to tour the Seamen’s Church Institute Center for… Read More
Capt. Clayton E. Hanlin, 90, formerly of Hamilton, Ill., died October 25 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, Ill.. An Airborne Ranger in the Army… Read More
The reduction of coal cargo tonnage and the future of container-on-barge service were central topics of the Central Ohio River Business Association’s (CORBA) regional maritime committee meeting November 4. Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District’s “Discover the Illinois Waterway Virtual Forum” October 29 focused on inland navigation along with flood risk management and environmental sustainability. Col. Steve Sattinger,… Read More
The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock is nearing completion of a closure that started in early September to locate and address points of water intrusion that were causing… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) put passage of another coronavirus rescue package at the top of his must-do legislative list for the upcoming lame duck session of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced what the Louisville Engineer District called a significant step for the Louisville (Ky.) Metro Flood Protection System Reconstruction Study. Lt. Read More
