The tows of two towboats, one heading northbound and the other southbound on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, La., collided February 13 and led to a breakaway, a… 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.
On the afternoon of February 8, the Coast Guard received an alert that a towing vessel was sinking at Mile 259 on the Ohio River near Cheshire, Ohio. The mv. Read More
Palmer Johnson Power Systems, Sun Prairie, Wis., announced the acquisition of Mill Log Equipment Company Inc. and Mill Log Wilson Equipment Ltd. from Twin Disc Inc. The acquisition, which will… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority announced February 3 that it has elected Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky as its chairman for 2019. In a press release, the authority said, “Gov. Read More
Washington, D.C.—Maritime programs will receive millions of dollars in new funding under a $333-billion compromise reached by House and Senate conferees to avoid another shutdown for about 25 percent of… Read More
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced February 11 they have filed a lawsuit against the federal government of the United States over what… Read More
If there’s one thing Missouri River stakeholders want shippers to know, it’s that the river is open for business and has been for a long time. That statement was recurrent… Read More
A recently released report by a senior National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologist shows in more detail the increase in rainfall and flood events in the Mississippi River basin in recent… Read More
The Chinese state agricultural conglomerate Cofco announced February 2 that it had bought “millions of tons” of soybeans from America, according to the South China Post. Significant Chinese purchases of… Read More
From now through May 22, the final day for the sixth annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX), subscribers of The Waterways Journal will receive complimentary attendee registration to the event. Additionally,… Read More
