Ocean Dredging DS, a Quebec based maritime company, signed its first multi-year dredging contract with Empressa Generadora de Electricidad Itabo in the Dominican Republic. The maintenance work will be done… 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 International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) Dredging and Land Reclamation Seminar will be held from October 15 to 19 in Panama. The event is designed to provide hands-on experience… Read More
The Port Authority of Kansas City, Mo., (PortKC) announced August 27 that its board of commissioners approved the selection of Nossaman LLP and John Smolen, lead partner on the project,… Read More
The American Metal Market (AMM) has named Ports of Indiana the Logistics/Transportation Provider of the Year for 2018. The ninth annual Awards for Steel Excellence were recently announced at AMM’s… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District is beginning a study to evaluate potential changes to water supply in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) rivers basin. The district recently held scoping meetings on the study,… Read More
Washington, D.C.— Funding bills tracked by the waterways industry were covered by a verbal victory lap by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as he praised his chamber’s bipartisan approach… Read More
The Olmsted Locks and Dam, dedicated August 30 nearly three full decades after Congress first authorized the project in November 1988, stretches more than half a mile across the Ohio… Read More
In 2014, C.J. Mahan Construction Company out of Columbus, Ohio, was contracted by the Corps to do several projects at Olmsted Locks and Dam. The project consisted of replacing hydraulic… Read More
With the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Olmsted Locks and Dam underway the day this story went to press—August 30—G&G Steel made sure to be present for the momentous occasion. The fabrication… Read More
The Tennessee River Valley Association (TRVA) has announced its plans to hold its 52nd annual meeting at the Holiday Inn Express in downtown Nashville, Tenn., October 8-9. The meeting will… Read More
