Washington, D.C.—A long-stalled infrastructure proposal could be one of the big winners of the midterm elections that left Americans again with a divided government. President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader… 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District has awarded a $813,650 contract to Ryba Marine Construction Company of Cheboygan, Michigan, to dredge channels in Lake St. Clair. Beginning next… Read More
The Delta-Pilot branch of SE “Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority” announced a tender for the procurement of a new self-propelled dredge. The vessel will increase the capacity of the USPA’s own fleet and will be… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District has awarded a Single Award Task Order Contract to Brice Civil Constructors Inc. to dredge the Atchafalaya River Bar Channel. Brice… Read More
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) is again holdings its Young Author Award for authors under the age of 35 who are presenting their own papers at WODCON XXII… Read More
The Second Hydraulic Engineering Structures and Dredging Congress will be held February 20 to 21 in Moscow at the Chamber of Commerce of the Russian Federation. The Congress is organized by… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Midwest Chapter meeting will be held from March 6 to 8 in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Memphis. Abstracts are now being… Read More
The Panama Canal closed its 2018 fiscal year (October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018) with a record tonnage of 442.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), which represents a 9.5… Read More
Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Panama Canal Authority’s (ACP) “A” investment grade rating with a stable outlook for its long-term issuer default rating and its senior unsecured notes,… Read More
Hurricane Florence came ashore in North Carolina on September 15 disrupting lives and turning parts of the Carolinas into inaccessible islands. With dredging projects underway in areas from South Carolina… Read More
