At its July board meeting, the Greater Lafourche Port Commission (GLPC) announced it approved the payment and acquisition of a 743-acre tract from the state of Louisiana, paving the way… 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.
Top leaders of a key House committee unveiled a bipartisan bill to provide the “most robust legislative reform” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in decades. H.R. 4669, the… Read More
The Propeller Club, Port of New Orleans, will name Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as the club’s 2025 maritime person of the year. The award will be presented during the club’s… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced July 29 the outcome of its investigation into a May 9, 2024, allision between the tow of the mv. Joe B. Wyatt and… Read More
Bollinger Shipyards announced July 28 that it has begun contract negotiations with the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of at least 10 additional Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). The “One… Read More
The first Jones Act compliant SRI, GLDD’s Acadia, was launched from Philadelphia, Pa., on July 16 (Photo courtesy of GLDD). Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) recently celebrated the… Read More
The interim guide wall was completed and the main navigational chamber reopened the evening of July 24 at Wilson Lock and Dam at Tennessee River Mile 259.4 near Florence, Ala. Read More
The National Maritime Center announced new application status and credential verification tools during a July 25 change of command ceremony in Martinsburg, W.Va. Rear Adm. Wayne Arguin Jr. presided over… Read More
After an earlier request failed to produce a workable list of nominations, the Department of the Army published a second notice requesting nominations to serve on the Inland Waterways… Read More
Turn Services will host its 15th annual Turn Services Golf Tournament September 17 in New Orleans. The tournament will be held at the Bayou Oaks at… Read More
