Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump referred to himself as a “wartime president” as he pushed his administration and Congress for bold actions to help Americans cope with the COVID-19… 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.
Missouri River management practices are the focus of a new bill in Congress, as well as of a lawsuit whose latest phase will take place in June. Missouri… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a Marine Accident Brief February 26 detailing the agency’s investigation into the March 10, 2019, allision of the mv. Rivers Wilson and… Read More
More than a dozen executives from the inland marine industry learned about technological advancements in business analytics March 3 at the Cat Connect For Marine digital workshop at the… Read More
As the scale of the coronavirus challenge is coming into focus, the World Health Organization finally declared it a pandemic after what some critics deemed unaccountable delays. Trade organizations… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump announced “unprecedented” action to address the coronavirus crisis that included a 30-day suspension of all travel from Europe to the United States and an economic… Read More
The New Orleans chapter of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) hosted a “Lunch & Learn” event March 4 featuring the Rev. Tom Rhoades, river chaplain with… Read More
There are many paths to safety awareness, but towboat operators—and especially, vessel captains—need to be sure that all crewmembers are thoroughly familiar with what’s in the vessel’s towing safety… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is extending its draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for the proposed dredged material management plan in Pool 6, near Winona, Minn. (WJ, March 2). Read More
The Coast Guard re-presented a Gold Lifesaving Medal to a hero who saved a woman from drowning at risk to his own life—8 years after the original medal was… Read More
