Capt. James Lee “Jim” Robinson, 75, of Savannah, Tenn., died October 29. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a towboat captain for Tennessee Valley Towing…. This… Read More
News
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.
Two rocket fuel tanks recently made their way from Savage, Minn., to Cape Canaveral, Fla., pushed on two 250- by 782-foot barges by McDonough Marine Services’ Mister Mac. According to… Read More
Cenac Marine Services CEO Benny Cenac has presented a fully refurbished tank barge to South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) to be used in the school’s workforce development training program. Cenac,… Read More
In September PIANC issued an abridged field version to its 2015 publication “Classification of Soils and Rocks for the Maritime Dredging Process.” In November 2015 PIANC MarCom issued the comprehensive… Read More
By Anna Townshend In October the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) an executive agency of the U.K. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) published a… Read More
Six months ago President Trump made a pledge to fund a $1 trillion infrastructure program to address our aging infrastructure needs. It remains a hot topic but has taken a… Read More
Lyda Krewson became St. Louis’ first female mayor in April 2017 after serving as alderwoman of St. Louis’ 28th ward since 1997. After graduating with an education degree from Truman… Read More
The Coastal and Marine Operators group (CAMO) held its annual marine pipeline safety, prevention and emergency response workshop October 11 in Luling, La. More than 200 people registered for the… Read More
The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) has been awarded the SAFETY4SEA Sustainability Award for enhancing opportunities and supporting the role of women in the maritime industry on a… Read More
The Corps of Engineers awarded AECOM Energy & Construction Inc. a contract worth $240 million to act as the main contractor for major work on the construction of the Chickamauga… Read More
