Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump signed a major water resources development bill into law, praising the improvements it authorizes to inland waterways, ports, dams, hydropower and other projects across the country. 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.
In September, Swathe Services ran a Multi-Beam Echo-Sounder (MBES) and mobile laser training course for hydrographic surveyors from their headquarters in Cornwall. Attendees from throughout the United Kingdom received hands-on… Read More
Teledyne CARIS will be presenting two sessions during the Hydro 18 Conference and Trade Exhibition, October 30 to November 1 in Sydney, Australia. The first interactive workshop entitled “Knowing our… Read More
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018, included as title I of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S. 3021), was signed into law on October 23. The new… Read More
Western Dredging Association’s partner Texas A&M University will be holding its 48th Dredging Engineering Short Course from January 7 to 11, 2019, at the Texas A&M University College Station. The… Read More
PIANC Indonesia and Royal Haskoning DHV are hosting a 3-day Port Masterplanning training event, October 24 to 25 in Batam, Indonesia. The event will focus on the cost-effective and environmentally… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $16 million contract to dredge and cap portions of the Lower Rouge River… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will host two National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping meetings for the Miami Harbor Navigation Improvements Study. The meetings will be held… Read More
Two grants aimed at addressing the beneficial use of dredged material were awarded by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC). The $50,000 Lake Erie Protection Fund Grants were awarded to… Read More
Parker Towing Company Inc., Tuscaloosa, Ala., “one of the oldest, most respected barge lines in the country,” as its literature states, recently expanded its marine and terminal operations on the… Read More
