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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.

Mariners Pilot Beneath Simulated New Ohio River Bridge Ingram Barge Company Capt. Joseph Eubanks, piloting a Seamen’s Church Institute towboat simulator, is downbound toward the piers of a new U.S. 51 bridge over the Ohio River, connecting Cairo, Ill., and Wickliffe, Ky. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Mariners Pilot Beneath Simulated New Ohio River Bridge

June 5, 2020

Experienced river captains from several companies recently spent a week virtually piloting towboats through more than 100 different computer scenarios, testing alignments and pier placements for a new… Read More

Carpenter: AWO Still Listening, Advocating In Time Of COVID AWO logo

Carpenter: AWO Still Listening, Advocating In Time Of COVID

June 5, 2020

In between a schedule of Capitol Hill appearances and Zoom meetings that has not eased up despite coronavirus restrictions, Jennifer Carpenter, CEO of The American Waterways Operators, took time… Read More

John T. Myers, McAlpine Closures Loom

June 5, 2020

Scheduled lock closures on the Ohio River could cause some delays. The main, 1,200-foot chamber at John T. Myers Locks and Dam on the Ohio River at Mount… Read More

House Looking At Emergency Authority For MarAd Washington Waves

House Looking At Emergency Authority For MarAd

June 5, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is working on legislation to give the Maritime Administration (MarAd) specific emergency authority to provide… Read More

Towboat Crew Finds Body In Ohio River

May 29, 2020

Police are investigating after a towboat crew spotted a man’s body floating in the Ohio River near Kenova, W.Va. The body was first spotted by the crew… Read More

WWII Merchant Mariners Honored With Congressional Gold Medal Washington Waves

WWII Merchant Mariners Honored With Congressional Gold Medal

May 29, 2020

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump proclaimed May 22 as National Maritime Day, paying tribute to U.S. merchant mariners of World War II as well as today’s citizen mariners. Noting… Read More

Virtual FreightWeekSTL Connects, Informs, Educates

May 29, 2020

The first all-virtual FreightWeekSTL event was held May 18–22 in St. Louis, packing in a convention’s worth of content into five days. This year’s event was originally to… Read More

NOAA Forecasts Above-Average Hurricane Season NOAA

NOAA Forecasts Above-Average Hurricane Season

May 29, 2020

The Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its official forecast for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through… Read More

Environmental Groups Sue Corps Over Mississippi River Management Plan

May 26, 2020

Five conservation groups have sued the Corps of Engineers, blaming the use of river training structures like wing dikes and bendway weirs for what they claim is an increased… Read More

Coast Guard Warns About Accuracy Of AIS Data

May 22, 2020

The Eighth Coast Guard District Investigations Office issued a Marine Safety Alert (04-20) May 13 urging operators of towing vessels to take steps to ensure vessels are transmitting accurate… Read More

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