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
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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 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
Heavy rains over the weekend of May 16–17 led to high water and flooding on the Illinois River and parts of the Upper Mississippi River. The Illinois River was… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard presented its premiere environmental protection awards during a virtual ceremony May 21, with Marathon Petroleum Company winning two of the top honors. Read More
Washington, D.C.—To help get the country reopened, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order instructing federal agencies “to waive, suspend, and eliminate unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery.”… Read More
The River School in Memphis, Tenn., is already offering one non-virtual class and will fully reopen in June, according to Bill Kline, president and CEO of The River School. Read More
Last August, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed extending the amount of time operators of “certain high-speed vessels”—pilot boats and some smaller vessels—have to comply with the upcoming switch to… Read More
Pilot Thomas Logistics (PTL) and its marine fueling companies, including Economy Boat Store, Radcliff Economy Marine Services and Maxum Petroleum, have announced expansion into the Houston and Texas… Read More
Warrior Met Coal, Alabama’s largest producer of metallurgical coal with mines located southwest of Birmingham in Tuscaloosa County, announced in February plans to develop a new longwall mine… Read More
Looking back at the record flood of 2019, Coast Guard Capt. Scott Stoermer pinpointed some of the factors that made the fight against it so successful. Capt. Scott… Read More
