While hurricanes Helene and Milton inundated parts of the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland river basins with rain, low-water conditions caused groundings on the Illinois River and threatened the Upper… 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.
The Mississippi River Institute barge stands out against other river vessels with its yellow pencil and ruler spuds. This barge was constructed by Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), and… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District will host a meeting October 29 in Winfield, Mo., to provide information on the new 1,200-foot lock chamber at Lock and Dam 25 near Winfield. Read More
Dive teams and remote-controlled vehicles have inspected the damage to both lower gates at Wilson Lock’s main chamber, and a team is on-site to begin slot repair work necessary… Read More
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) met in Alexandria, Va., October 3 for a day of safety discussions and presentations followed by an awards dinner in the… Read More
The Jacksonville Engineer District has awarded a $40.6 million contract to Houston-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock LLC for the sixth iteration of the Canaveral Harbor Sand Bypass project. The… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District awarded a $10 million contract to Three Oaks Construction Inc. of North Sioux City, South Dakota, to build a protective island upstream from the embankment… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District recently awarded an $18 million contract to G&G Steel Inc., of Russellville, Ala., for the fabrication of new miter gates at Lock 3, near Welch,… Read More
Washington, D.C. — Duplicate merchant mariner credentials (MMCs) may be issued free of charge to replace those lost or destroyed because of Hurricane Helene, the National Maritime Center (NMC)… Read More
California Gov. Gavin Newsom defied a near-unanimous bipartisan majority in his state’ s legislature, as well as his state’s labor unions, to veto AB 1122, a prudent and reasonable… Read More
