Inland waterways stakeholders reacted strongly to President Donald Trump’s proposed 2021 budget, which contains no money at all for construction of ongoing priority navigation projects cost-shared with the Inland Waterways… 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.
Edward Gabriel “Eddie” Conrad, 80, who founded Compass Marine, RV River Charters and Riverbarge Excursion Lines, died January 24 in Algiers, La. Conrad began his career in the marine industry… Read More
Edward Donald Fry, 85, former executive at Grafton Boat Works and other shipyards, died November 21, 2019, in North Fort Myers, Fla. He grew up in his father, Everette’s, East… Read More
In a unilateral action not called for by the recent Phase 1 trade agreement between the U.S. and China, China’s State Council Tariff Commission announced February 6 that tariffs on… Read More
Beginning on February 5, contractor Zenith Tech Inc. began removing the old spans from the Red Wing (Minn.) Bridge, also known as the Highway 63 Bridge and the Eisenhower Bridge,… Read More
As part of its preparation for the 2020 runoff season, the Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division announced February 6 that Gavins Point releases were increased from… Read More
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of February 5, there were 24,554 total confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, also known as novel coronavirus, scattered across some… Read More
By Lee Roberts Nashville Engineer District Public Affairs A contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has placed the 10th and final concrete shell for the Kentucky Lock addition… Read More
Updated February 10 The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway reopened to navigation February 7, less than five days after a vessel ran aground near Berwick, La., leaving a loaded hopper barge damaged… Read More
A new multi-million dollar Ohio Port Authority grant program is providing funding to ports along the Ohio River and Lake Erie or businesses within ports. The Ohio Maritime Assistance Program… Read More
