Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has begun using a biofuel blend for its trailing suction hopper dredge Prins der Nederlanden and previously used a B50 biofuel blend in equipment for… 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.
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has issued its first call for papers for its 2019 Dredging Summit & Expo to be held June 4 to 7 at the Hilton Chicago… Read More
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is accepting project ideas for evaluation and possible inclusion in the Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast, which will be submitted… Read More
Van Oord’s Debris Removal Platform has won the 2018 International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) Safety Award that recognizes companies demonstrating diligence in safety awareness within their profession. Van Oord… Read More
The International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) has released both the 2017 edition of Dredging in Figures and the IADC Annual Report 2017. Dredging in Figures is an annual review… Read More
The 2018 Ohio Dredged Material Summit will be held at Lorain County Community College on October 15. The summit will bring together experts in brownfields, brick and clay products; transportation and logistics;… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Federal agencies that impact the maritime industry such as the departments of Homeland Security and Transportation joined those that failed to receive their fiscal year 2019 funding under the… Read More
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and a host of elected officials, economic development experts and business leaders gathered October 4 at the site of Avondale Shipyard, located on the west… Read More
A September 28 grain storage report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows how soybean farmers are reacting to the Trump administration’s tariff war with China and China’s response: by… Read More
In 2016, Tom Venable and Pete Olson began developing an e-commerce platform that they hoped would bring a new model for putting together barges and commodities in the quickest, most… Read More
