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
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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.
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
Conrad Industries Inc., Morgan City, La., announced May 14 that its first-quarter net income totaled $705,000, or 14 cents per diluted share, up from $414,000 or 8 cents per… Read More
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has fired a bridge inspector whom the agency said did not report a steel beam’s crack that worsened, leading to the Mississippi River… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Major supporters of the Jones Act want those seeking to benefit from a waiver of the 100-year-old maritime law to be held accountable by the government. Read More
Since 2018, St. Louis Regional Freightway has collaborated with the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to bring hundreds of inland waterway experts and industry leaders to the St. Louis, Mo.,… Read More
The Gulf Coast Inland Waterways Joint Hurricane Team (JHT), made up of leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, National Weather Service and commercial maritime… Read More
S&B Infrastructure Ltd. announced May 3 it has acquired Technology Associates Inc. (TAI), a marine engineering and naval architecture firm based in New Orleans. TAI will continue its operations… Read More
Daytime temperatures in south Louisiana are inching up toward typical summertime highs, and so too are water levels on the Lower Mississippi River and connected waterways. As of… Read More
