American Commercial Lines Inc. announced March 20 that a Houston bankruptcy court has confirmed the company’s “pre-packaged” plan to recapitalize the business. The company said it expects to complete… 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.
Organizers of the 2020 Pushing Hope Annual Marine Industry Charity Tournament to benefit Mary Crowley Cancer Research report the event is tentatively scheduled for August 13–15. The coronavirus… Read More
In 1970, Liebherr, the global construction machinery and technology manufacturer whose founder, Hans Liebherr, invented the mobile tower crane in 1949, launched its U.S. operations in Newport News, Va.,… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District has started the first phase of the McGregor Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project to restore habitat within Pool 10 of the Upper… Read More
ENR Midwest, a major engineering industry magazine, named the Corps of Engineers its “owner of the year” for the way in which the agency handled the flood fight of… Read More
During meetings in Washington, D.C., with various officials March 3–5, the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) announced an innovative new public-private financing tool to help river communities… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump has laid out a plan to reboot the national economy that includes new guidelines for reopening individual states in stages depending on where they are… Read More
In 2020, New Orleans-based Turn Services, one of the largest independent barge fleeting and shifting companies in the United States, is marking 30 years operating on the Lower Mississippi… Read More
With the New Orleans Engineer District continuing to open bays at the Bonnet Carré Spillway, the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans was holding steady at just over 16.5 feet… Read More
Lydia Ann Channel Moorings LLC (LACM), which has been battling a series of lawsuits from local groups opposed on environmental grounds to its fleeting service, won a victory March… Read More
