The immediate cause of the incident in Baltimore, Md., on March 26, 2024, in which the container ship Dali struck a support pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge,… 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.
A long-range forecast indicating the potential for wet weather ahead means that low-water conditions could soon be improving on the Lower Mississippi. Donnie Williams, chairman of the Lower… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) CEO Joey D’Isernia has confirmed that the shipyard is moving on from its Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) contract with the U.S. Coast Guard, citing financial… Read More
It’s not only the Mississippi River that winds nearly 3,000 miles from Lake Itasca, Minn., to the Gulf in Louisiana. The Great River Road follows all along it. Susanne… Read More
Employees, customers and four generations of the Lowros family gathered November 13 at Parker Towing Company’s headquarters in Northport, Ala., to christen the mv. Tony Lowros, a 1,200 hp. Read More
Nicholls State University has been selected as the home of the newly created Louisiana Maritime Academy (LMA). The Bachelor of Science in marine transportation degree program at the… Read More
CT Marine of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and the Seamen’s Church Institute’s Center for Maritime Education (CME) have entered into a proprietary information agreement to securely share technical and operational data… Read More
Master Boat Builders Inc. recently took delivery of a new floating drydock constructed by Conrad Shipyard. The drydock was delivered to Master Boat Builders’ location in Coden, Ala., where… Read More
New ideas for policies emerged from two key witnesses at the October 28 meeting of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime And Fisheries. Read More
As part of the recent trade agreement between the United States and China, both countries have agreed to suspend for one year the fees they levied on each others’ vessels. Read More
