Furuno has introduced the River Radar FR1908VBB as the newest addition to its vertical screen radars. This radar is designed for tow vessels, tugs and barges or can be used… Read More
News
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.
Sennebogen has introduced the 855 E model to its line of material handlers. With an operating weight of approximately 160,000 pounds, the new 855 features reach packages from 59 to… Read More
Nugent Sand Company of Louisville, Kentucky, has ordered a new Marlin Class electric dredge from DSC Dredge, LLC. The two companies first talked about the purchase at the NSSGA 2018… Read More
Dredge Yard delivered a multipurpose cutter suction dredge ECO 200 to a real estate developer in the United Arab Emirates. The ECO 200 dredge will be used for maintenance dredging to provide adequate depth… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District has awarded a $1,933,500 contract to Roen Salvage Co. for dredging at Duluth-Superior Harbor in western Lake Superior on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. Read More
The first of six ultra-low emission trailing suction hopper dredges (TSHD) being built for Jan De Nul Group was launched at the Keppel Nantong shipyard in China, a subsidiary of… Read More
Conley Marine Services (CMS) of New Orleans announced July 19 it is acquiring Kody Marine located on the Harvey Canal in metro New Orleans. The sale includes all business and… Read More
Operators on the Louisiana stretch of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) will have a trio of partial or total lock closures to deal with in late summer and fall, with… Read More
In a recent report, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the pilot of the mv. Eric Haney failed to identify charted erosion-control dikes, resulting in the sinking of… Read More
The Corps of Engineers announced July 11 the closure to navigation of Columbia Lock on the Ouachita River until further notice. Less than a week prior, the Corps’ Vicksburg District… Read More
