Christopher Allen, responsible for the construction of Gateway Terminals in St. Louis, Mo., died suddenly August 24 of complications from hip replacement surgery. Retired, he was 76. He… 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 July 17, scheduled major rehabilitation and repair work at LaGrange Lock and Dam on the Illinois River was extended from September 30 to October 13. That’s been the… Read More
Just a week after Hurricane Laura made landfall near Cameron, La., south of Lake Charles and near where the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) crosses the Calcasieu Ship Channel, waterway… Read More
John Eckstein has become executive chairman of Marquette Transportation with Damon Judd, the company’s president, assuming Eckstein’s former duties as CEO. The change took place June 1. As… Read More
Despite months of restrictions related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, the maritime industry has soldiered on, transporting the cargoes that feed and fuel the nation… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Members of Congress are returning to the U.S. Capitol after their traditional August recess with two major legislative issues to address, and the waterways industry has interests… Read More
A federal judge, granting summary judgment in favor of a lawsuit filed in 2018 by environmentalists, said the Corps of Engineers is years behind on efforts to mitigate… Read More
Kimbra Scott Kimbra Scott has been named deputy director of the Port of Muskogee, Okla. Port Director Scott Robinson said her “value to the port cannot… Read More
John Niehaus. John Niehaus, former partner in Lewis & Clark Marine of Granite City, Ill., died August 20 after battling ALS for two years. Originally from Reading, Ohio,… Read More
Brady Beckman, chief of the Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F) of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division, has been awarded the second highest award for individual achievement… Read More
