The St. Paul Engineer District announced April 15 that it is revising its Upper Mississippi River Master Plan and is seeking the public’s input. The master plan is a guiding… 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.
Kirby Corporation announced net earnings for the first quarter of $44.3 million, or 74 cents per share, compared with earnings of $32.5 million, or 54 cents per share, for the 2018 first quarter. Excluding certain one-time charges,… Read More
With water from the springtime snowmelt and weather systems upriver heading downstream, gages along the Lower Mississippi River have started creeping up again, continuing an unusually long high water season… Read More
The recently passed Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate federal standards of performance for marine pollution control devices and best management practices, and… Read More
Bruce Oakley Inc., a North Little Rock, Ark.-based transporter and distributor of bulk commodities, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Lange-Stegmann Company, it was announced April 26. Founded… Read More
M/G Transport Services, a division of Auxo Marine Holdings, announced May 2 that John Binion has been appointed CEO, succeeding Jack Lordo. Binion has served as a lead director of… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A closely watched meeting with President Trump and Democratic congressional leaders on infrastructure produced one big takeaway: $2 trillion. That’s the number House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate… Read More
The mv. Cindy R, owned by Gulf South Marine Enterprises, sank around 6 a.m. on May 2 at Mile 8 on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (west of Harvey Lock), near… Read More
In a typical high-water season, river traffic would be picking up on the Upper Mississippi River as high water recedes. But nothing has been typical about this season, as snowmelt… Read More
The Nashville Engineer District is in the process of adjusting the Lake Barkley Master Plan by redesignating the Lock C site in Montgomery County, Tenn. Lock C lies on the… Read More
