Watco Companies LLC announced May 6 that it has entered into a joint venture with SCH Services LLC to create a bulk materials terminal network in the Four Rivers area… 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.
This year’s Inland Marine Expo will feature a rich lineup of robust education panels and general sessions. IMX 2019, the sixth annual event, will be held May 20–22 at The… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began a week-long public hearing Monday, March 6, at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La., to gather evidence… Read More
Waves of new storms hit saturated ground throughout the Midwest, sending water barreling into already-swollen rivers, breaching levees, closing locks, flooding cities and approaching all-time flood records across the length… Read More
On May 1, President Trump met with Congressional leaders from the Senate and House to discuss U.S. Maritime Policy assuring the Congressional leaders that the administration is not seeking any… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and City of Wabasha, Minnesota, leadership met on April 19 to discuss the dredged material management plan for Lower Pool 4. The… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is accepting comments on the Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Project in the Thimble Shoals Channel. Proposed work includes dredging, transport, and placement… Read More
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has presented its Young Author Award 2019 to Cao Lei, engineer at the CCCC National Engineering Research Centre of Dredging Technology and Equipment… Read More
On April 30, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House T&I) Peter DeFazio (OR-04), introduced H.R. 440 the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act,… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) Corporation reported financial results for the second quarter ended March 31. Chief Executive Officer Lasse Petterson said, “The first quarter of 2019 was an… Read More
