Laborde Products announced recently that it is partnering with Southwest Shipyard in the construction of four new heater barges. The collaboration aims to redefine efficiency, reliability and performance in the… 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.
On November 14, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a Texas permit issued to a huge proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, Sempra Energy’s $13 billion Port Arthur LNG… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is closing four of its locks and dams in early December for maintenance. The closures will officially end the 2023 navigation season on the Mississippi… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Federal programs important to the waterways industry will be funded through mid-January under an unusual two-step continuing resolution (CR) overwhelmingly approved by both houses of Congress. Passed by bipartisan… Read More
The river industry is preparing for prolonged low-water conditions, likely through at least the end of the year, while also trying to finish out the fall harvest season. Randy Chamness,… Read More
Officials with the Vicksburg Engineer District announced that Lindy C. Boggs Lock, also known as Lock 1, on the Red River near Marksville, La., will reopen to navigation November 18,… Read More
Maria Conatser had never heard of the barge industry before a call from a recruiter. “I had no idea I would be here 28 years later and be passionate about… Read More
A load of pipe believed to be one of the largest tows to move north on the Missouri River in years was recently delivered to Nebraska City, Neb. The load… Read More
Members of Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) and maritime industry stakeholders gathered at the Four Seasons in New Orleans November 13-15 for WCI’s annual Waterways Symposium. This year’s symposium, while focusing… Read More
A federal jury convicted a scuba dive boat captain November 6 of criminal negligence in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard his vessel in 2019. The… Read More
