Washington, D.C.—Members of the waterways industry welcomed a two-year budget agreement announced by President Donald Trump and quickly endorsed by top congressional leaders from both parties. “We… 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.
The Eighth Coast Guard District is under new command following a change of command ceremony held at the Port of New Orleans’ Julia Street Cruise Terminal July 23. Rear… Read More
Registration is open for the 2019 Western Dredging Association Eastern Chapter Meeting. The meeting is set to be held at the Hotel Dupont in downtown Wilmington, Delaware, from October 16… Read More
Representatives Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and Darin LaHood (IL-18) sent a letter with lawmakers from the Illinois and Iowa congressional delegations to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division… Read More
The International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) announced the winners of its Student Award for 2018 and 2019. Newly appointed Chairman, Eric Langlois, presented Hamza Mazih… Read More
ULSTEIN and SCHOTTEL announced that they will start cooperating to take the next step in automation and digitalization within marine operations. The… Read More
The Buffalo Reef Task Force has scheduled a public meeting in Lake Linden, Michigan, to discuss three dredging alternatives for managing historic copper mine tailings threatening to destroy spawning habitat… Read More
Van Oord has ordered a third trailing suction hopper dredge from Keppel FELS Limited. The vessel is similar to the two vessels… Read More
The technology group Wärtsilä has been selected by the Netherlands-based shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Group to provide the main propulsion solutions for a large Marine… Read More
In June, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded Partrac GeoMarine Inc. a three-year contract to test a new tool for mapping contaminated sediments. The technology… Read More
