When Lindsey Launius describes the last year at the River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., she uses one word repeatedly: momentum. Launius, the river museum’s executive director, described… 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.
A new freight study examining the underused connection between the Great Lakes and the inland waterway system is pointing to opportunities to move more cargo between the two networks… Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District has established $190 million in new contract capacity for hopper and pipeline dredging along the Texas coast, giving the district a pool of… Read More
Marinex Construction Inc., Charleston, S.C., has been awarded a $33.05 million contract for maintenance dredging in the Savannah Inner Harbor. The firm-fixed-price contract calls for the removal of… Read More
C&C Marine and Repair is nearing completion of a 30-inch cutter suction dredge at its Belle Chasse, La., shipyard, continuing the company’s expansion in large dredge construction. The… Read More
No one was injured, but a dredge was hit August 13 when 11 barges broke away from their tow. “Our understanding is that when a towing vessel was transiting in… Read More
Beier Integrated Systems, Slidell, La., has announced several changes to its executive leadership team, including the appointment of a new president and CEO and a new chief operating officer. Read More
Nine inland and Gulf Coast shipyards will receive a combined $7.25 million through the Maritime Administration’s 2026 Small Shipyard Grant Program, part of $35.18 million awarded to 45 shipyards nationwide. Read More
Martha Rivers Ingram, 90, of Nashville, Tenn., died August 6. Martha Rivers Ingram Following her husband’s death in 1995, she became the chairman of Ingram Industries, one of… Read More
Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Alabama Port Authority’s docks facilities revenue bonds from BBB+ to A-, with a stable outlook, citing strong debt service coverage, moderate leverage, disciplined… Read More
