It’s been more than eight months since Brent Donovan took over the helm of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, along the Kaskaskia River in southern Illinois. He succeeded Ed… 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.
On September 14, Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, signed the final order repealing the majority of the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas (GHG) requirements for U.S. Read More
The Coast Guard launched Navita, its new digital platform designed to streamline the application and issuance of merchant mariner credentials. According to the announcement, Navita, the Latin word… Read More
Turn Services announced September 14 that it has completed its acquisition of St. John Fleeting LLC and its affiliated companies. The acquisition combines St. John Fleeting’s 50-year presence… Read More
Carver Companies has developed a network of material production, port, marine transportation, cargo-handling and storage operations extending from Atlantic Canada to the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. Major… Read More
The Marine Way Training Center at West Kentucky Community & Technical College (WKCTC) in Paducah, Ky., is changing how it offers classes to better fit the needs of the… Read More
Marine Solutions Inc. began with divers working below the waterline, inspecting structures, removing sediment and clearing trash racks. That field experience gradually led the Nicholasville, Ky.-based company into marine… Read More
Enstructure, an East Coast terminal and logistics company, recently announced the successful acquisition of Logistec’s marine services division. The company now operates 106 terminals across 30 states and provinces… Read More
Waterways Council Inc., We Work the Waterways and The Waterways Journal have launched the 2026 “Waterways Move America” photo contest in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Read More
Australian news outlet the West Australian reported September 2 that Florida-based firm Wildcat Infrastructure had offered $1.35 billion for the U.S. portion of shipbuilder Austal’s business. The offer… Read More
