The Port of Vinton, located near the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in the southwest Louisiana city of Sulphur, announced October 23 the completion of a project to dredge the… 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 Port of Corpus Christi Authority announced October 29 that it has entered into an agreement with private equity firm The Carlyle Group to develop a major crude oil… Read More
A tornado passes near the Natchitoches Parish Port around 5 p.m. November 5 near the east bank of the Red River in North Louisiana. Though there was no damage and… Read More
Daniel S. Erb Daniel S. Erb, 63, died October 5 at his home in Bonne Terre, Mo. He started working at JB Marine Service on January 2, 1997,… Read More
Capt. Harold Wayne Smith, 88, of Poplarville, Miss., died August 6 at his home, surrounded by family. He grew up in the piney woods of Alabama, and began his… Read More
A November 7 report from the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC), prepared by Informa Economics IEG, urges that consideration be given to more containerization of soybeans as a way… Read More
Lange Towing, a small, family-owned towing company in Morgan City, La., recently achieved what few companies have in the few months since Subchapter M went into effect. In August,… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard announced November 8 that the agency has opened a formal investigation into the October 12 allision of a barge-mounted crane and the LA… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A long-stalled infrastructure proposal could be one of the big winners of the midterm elections that left Americans again with a divided government. President Donald Trump, Senate… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District has awarded a $813,650 contract to Ryba Marine Construction Company of Cheboygan, Michigan, to dredge channels in Lake… Read More
