SCF Marine Inc., a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc., announced June 24 that its container on barge service, operated by SEACOR AMH, is participating in a 12-month accredited… 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.
The Bonnet Carré Spillway, the southernmost flood control structure on the Mississippi River, is designed to divert up to 250,000 cubic feet per second (cfs.) of river water northward to… Read More
When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began a phased implementation of Tier 4 requirements for new marine engines above 800 hp. in 2008, one of the anxieties that arose… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute wants to help businesses whose employees are returning to the office by offering a new, free e-learning course on limiting the spread of the novel… Read More
The Port of New Orleans hosted a memorial service June 30 in honor of friends, family members and maritime community colleagues who have died due to COVID-19, the… Read More
James “Pritch” Pritchard, president and co-founder of North American Marine Consultants LLC, St. Louis, Mo., died suddenly June 27 due to complications related to his cancer treatment. He was 74… Read More
U.S. waterways are “ideally situated” to be addressed as part of a COVID-19 relief funding package, according to a recent special report issued by the American Society of Civil… Read More
The South Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a change of command ceremony June 22, during which Maj. Gen. Diana Holland relinquished command to Col. Jason… Read More
Trump Threatens Veto Of House Infrastructure Bill Washington, D.C. – One day before the U.S. House took up a $1.5-trillion infrastructure package, the White House issued a veto threat criticizing… Read More
The board of commissioners for the Port of New Orleans, who also serve as commissioners for the port-owned New Orleans Public Belt Corporation, met June 25 to elect new… Read More
