Reuters reported that Chinese state-owned firms bought at least 500,000 tons of U.S. soybeans on March 7 for shipment from Pacific Northwest grain export terminals from June to September. The… 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.
Capt. William “Bill” Schoonover, 95, of Gallipolis, Ohio, died March 8 at his home. He was retired towboat captain for The Ohio River Company, and also worked for the Mississippi… Read More
CIRIA, the construction industry research and information association, is hosting an event to explore how contaminated sediments should be managed in the United Kingdom and to highlight the new CIRIA… Read More
Australian dredging and civil construction company Hall Contracting has added a $1.3 million amphibious dredge to its fleet, with CEO Cameron Hall announcing plans to purchase an additional four of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District proposes to reissue Regional General Permit (RGP) 96-01 for work associated with emergency flood related activities. The Corps proposes to reissue this… Read More
Transportation Institute (TI), a leading maritime association that advocates and works for sound national maritime policy in the United States, announced a 30 percent increase in domestic maritime job creation… Read More
William J. “Bill” Wetta, senior vice president of product development and chief technology officer of DSC Dredge, LLC was awarded the Barry K. Wendt Commitment Award during National Stone Sand… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District will host a public meeting to gather and consider public comments on the annual maintenance dredging project for Dillingham small boat harbor. Read More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study investigating coastal storm risk management problems and solutions in Norfolk, Virginia, has been recommended for congressional authorization by Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite,… Read More
On February 22, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL) 19-01 “Mitigation Bank Credit Release Schedules and Equivalency in Mitigation Bank and In-Lieu Fee Program Service… Read More