Washington, D.C.—U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, the retiring chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, unveiled a draft version of an infrastructure proposal to reignite a discussion on President Donald Trump’s… 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.
Leaders and operators of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway will gather August 21–23 at the Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear, Ala., for the 36th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Opportunities Conference. The… Read More
MarineCFO recently announced Laura Martin, vice president of sales and client relations, has earned her certification as a Subchapter M and International Safety Management (ISM) Lead Auditor. “MarineCFO is committed to the inland… Read More
Big River Steel officially announced on June 29 a $1.2 billion investment that will double capacity at its advanced barge-served steel mill and recycling facility in Osceola, Ark., at Lower… Read More
SMS Avonmouth, part of the Southampton-based SMS Group, has completed a major refit of the 72-meter (236-foot) hopper dredge City of Cardff for Tarmac. The refit was completed at Bristol… Read More
Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania is constructing a dredging system for the first Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD), designed to extract sand and gravel from the seafloor at depths up to… Read More
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Copeland Industrial Park in Newport News to celebrate the construction of the new Liebherr USA, Co. headquarters. The $45 million expansion project will include… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division has had a change of command. The ceremony to replace Maj. Gen. William H. Graham was held July 19 at U.S. Read More
Dr. Jack Fowler of Vicksburg. Mississippi, died suddenly on July 7 at the age of 80. “Papa Jack” grew up in the Redwood Community and in the city of Vicksburg. He attended… Read More
Boskalis Nederland and biofuel supplier GoodFuels have formed a partnership to further Boskalis’ sustainable practices and its goal of obtaining a 35 percent reduction in CO2 emitted by its fleet… Read More
