Navigation on the western Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) was hampered for at least a week following the sinking of two barges near Mile 510.5 WHL (west of Harvey… 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.
According to a pair of reports released December 9 and published in the Federal Register December 13, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing spending about $3.2… Read More
Maritime Throwdown (MTD), the industrial maritime line-handling and line-throwing skills competition, unveiled a new course at its New Orleans regional competition, held December 5 at the International Workboat Show. Read More
The United States Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Alert on December 6 warning of the risk of retractable towboat pilothouses. In Alert 13-19, “An Important Safety Consideration–Hazards… Read More
Washington, D.C.—In a long-awaited breakthrough on trade, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced a deal on the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement, dubbed USMCA. “This is a day we have… Read More
In a December 3 alert to its members, The American Waterways Operators said the Coast Guard had “confirmed to AWO that in response to industry concerns following the agency’s… Read More
Since the advent of Subchapter M close to 18 months ago, much of the focus has been on how towboat operators are adjusting to life after July 20, 2018,… Read More
In an agreement that was finalized October 30 but is only now being publicly disclosed, American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) agreed to operate all the assets of TPG Mt. Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its marine accident brief detailing the agency’s investigation into the October 2018 capsizing and sinking of the mv. Miss Roslyn… Read More
Mark Mazzanti, a 35-year veteran of the Army Corps of Engineers, will serve as the new coordinator for a $1.17 billion project that aims to reshape the Trinity River… Read More
