U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.) introduced bipartisan legislation June 30 to increase access to critical federal funding for small ports, terminals and waterways. Bost’s bill, the Coastal and Inland Ports… 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.
Cranes lifted miter gate leaves high in the air as a five-month closure of the north lock chamber got underway recently at McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville. The… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group, based in The Netherlands with 36 shipbuilding and repair yards around the world, has announced completion of its first Electric Cutter Suction Dredger (ECSD) 650. The… Read More
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has approved a construction bid for a new bridge carrying U.S. 60 across the Cumberland River at Smithland. Jim Smith Contracting of Grand Rivers, Ky., submitted… Read More
A bill that would create an official port district in Jefferson City, Mo., was passed out of the Missouri Senate May 24 and is awaiting the signature of Gov. Mike… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District is set to close Jamie Whitten Lock, located at Mile 411.9 on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, for the month of July for a dewatering and repairs to… Read More
A contract with the operator of the Cave-in-Rock Ferry on the Ohio River is due to lapse after June 30, and its continued operation remains uncertain. Keith Todd, spokesman for… Read More
Washington, D.C.—House Democrats have offered their opening bid for a massive infrastructure package by introducing a $1.5 trillion proposal that includes billions of dollars for the U.S. Army Corps of… Read More
For a few weeks after the onset of lockdowns and restrictions due to the COVID-19 crisis, some of the usual sources of barge data paused while offices reorganized. Now that… Read More
Kindra Marine announced last week that it has acquired a 1,200-ton drydock. The dock, which measures 140 feet long by 50 feet wide with 42 feet between the wing… Read More
