A year ago, James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) launched its new jetting system and has since completed 12 contracts. The high velocity jet increases the soil-cutting abilities of JFSE’s excavators… 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 Danish Geodata Agency Geodatastyrelsen (GST) has selected Bathy DataBASE™ (BDB) as the new system for depth data management for current and future needs. GST surveys and charts the waters… Read More
On November 12, the winners of the five Dutch Maritime Awards will be announced during the Maritime Awards Gala in Amsterdam. The event attended by close to 900 maritime professionals… Read More
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has released its operating results from the first half of 2018. Overall there was a decrease in the first half, as compared to 2017, mostly… Read More
Registration is now open for the 2018 WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter meeting taking place November 13 to 15 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Attendees from all areas of the industry including regulatory,… Read More
Manson Construction Company was awarded a $15,682,725 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District to restore eroded beaches and dunes in Duval County. The project will remove approximately… Read More
Damen Shipyards Galati celebrated its 125-year anniversary in coordination with Shipbuilder’s Day (Ziua Navalistului) on August 15. About 7,000 people attended the event, including employees and former employees of the… Read More
Conrad Industries Inc. announced August 20 the successful completion and delivery of the Clean Jacksonville, the first LNG bunker barge built in North America. The Clean Jacksonville was constructed in… Read More
In its monthly report of Missouri River reservoir conditions, the Corps of Engineers said August 7 that higher-than-average releases are planned from all Missouri River projects through November. “Due to… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A new major defense law mandates a report on key challenges to ensure the U.S. marine transportation system and merchant marine are sufficient to support the nation’s economic and… Read More
