In 2018, Van Oord recorded EUR 1.88 billion ($2.2 billion) in revenue (2017: EUR 1.53 billion/ $1.72 billion) with a net profit of EUR 92 million… 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.
Royal IHC delivered the 2,000th dredge pump to be built by the company. To celebrate this milestone, a select group of customers and partners was invited to the ‘Royal… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) has released its latest edition of the Journal of Dredging. The journal provides technical and project information on dredging engineering topics. The peer-reviewed papers present… Read More
The final piece of structural steel was installed at the Liebherr USA, Co. new headquarters building, and work is on schedule for completion in 2020. The… Read More
Following European Commission approval, Kongsberg Maritime parent company Kongsberg Gruppen announced April 1 that it has completed the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM). Officially part of Kongsberg… Read More
The Corps of Engineers announced that the almost four-year process of decommissioning and recycling the Sturgis, the world’s first floating nuclear plant, was completed March 18 at the International… Read More
Taylor Machine Works Inc. announced March 1 that NMC Material Handling has joined its Taylor and Sudden Service Inc. dealer network. “Taylor Machine Works knows the importance of… Read More
Capt. Nick Macaluso, 66, a longtime river worker for Coastal Towing, ACBL and others, died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack March 29. Read More
Maritime class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) announced March 29 that it has released a new airborne noise emission notation to meet what it says is “increasing demand for a… Read More
There’s light at the end of the dredge pipe for operators on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, with the Mike Hooks cutterhead dredge E. Stroud now on location and working at… Read More
