The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is accepting comments on the Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Project in the Thimble Shoals Channel. Proposed work includes dredging, transport, and placement… 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.
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has presented its Young Author Award 2019 to Cao Lei, engineer at the CCCC National Engineering Research Centre of… Read More
On April 30, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House T&I) Peter DeFazio (OR-04), introduced H.R. 440 the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act,… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) Corporation reported financial results for the second quarter ended March 31. Chief Executive Officer Lasse Petterson said, “The first quarter… Read More
RH Marine is supplying its Rhodium Alarm Monitoring System (AMS) and Dynamic Positioning and Tracking control system (DPT) for the first LNG Dutch dredge, the Ecodelta. Read More
The Jan De Nul Group has contracted with Singapore-based PaxOcean Shipyard to convert three recently purchased offshore supply vessels into Water Injection… Read More
United States Steel Corporation announced May 2 that it will invest more than $1 billion to construct a new sustainable endless casting and rolling facility at its Edgar Thomson… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is delaying plans to dispose of three Mississippi River locks and dams near the Twin Cities. For a year, the Corps had been… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District announced April 15 that it is revising its Upper Mississippi River Master Plan and is seeking the public’s input. The master plan is… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced net earnings for the first quarter of $44.3 million, or 74 cents per share, compared with earnings of $32.5 million, or 54 cents per share, for the 2018 first quarter. Excluding certain one-time… Read More