The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced additional work that it will accomplish with funding provided in Public Law 115-123, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, signed into law February… 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District has added a new survey vessel to its fleet. Ewell is a 61-foot catamaran outfitted with the latest multibeam SONAR technology and… Read More
May 22 was National Maritime Day, and at the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) in St. Louis, it was celebrated by a rousing talk on the day’s origins and history given… Read More
One of the many informative educational sessions given at the Inland Marine Expo was presented in the Ferrara Theater by Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC). Read More
Washington, D.C.—Bills that would impact the waterways industry by funding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and boost the nation’s water transportation system could be among the first acted upon… Read More
Harvey Gulf International Marine, the New Orleans, La.-based marine transportation company that operates a fleet of about 60 offshore supply vessels serving the deepwater oil and gas industry, announced May… Read More
The 2018 Pushing Hope annual marine industry charity tournament for the benefit of the Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center has been set for August 16-18. The event will be held… Read More
The Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division announced May 22 it has increased releases from Fort Peck and Garrison dams due to high inflows from rapidly melting… Read More
Conrad Industries Inc., Morgan City, La., on May 15 announced net income of $586,000, or 12 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2018. That compares with net income… Read More
The Energy Information Administration has lent weight to calls for more and deeper dredging on America’s Gulf Coast by issuing a report saying that lack of deep enough ports is… Read More
