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The Vicksburg Engineer District announced August 17 it has awarded an emergency contract to Leawood, Kan.-based Massman Construction Company for repair work at Columbia Lock, located on the Ouachita… Read More

Capt. Charlie Ritchie Capt. Charlie Ritchie, 67, died August 19 at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah, Ky. One member of a family of… Read More

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced August 23 that the Maritime Administration (MarAd) will establish a new, dedicated Gateway office in Paducah, Ky. Gateway offices provide assistance to… Read More

The quest to increase the depth of the Mississippi River ship channel between Baton Rouge, La., and the Gulf of Mexico to 50 feet moved one step closer to… Read More

On June 27, a bill favoring the Delta Queen, introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and supported by Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill passed the Senate Commerce… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A U.S. district judge ruled the Trump administration failed to follow federal law by not providing meaningful opportunity for public comment before its two-year suspension of the 2015… Read More

A year ago, James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) launched its new jetting system and has since completed 12 contracts. The high velocity jet increases the soil-cutting… Read More

The Danish Geodata Agency Geodatastyrelsen (GST) has selected Bathy DataBASE™ (BDB) as the new system for depth data management for current and future needs. GST surveys… Read More

On November 12, the winners of the five Dutch Maritime Awards will be announced during the Maritime Awards Gala in Amsterdam. The event attended by close to 900 maritime professionals… Read More