National law firm Wilson Elser recently announced that the maritime and marine environmental practice group from New Orleans-based law firm Fowler Rodriguez, led by partners Antonio Rodriguez, Jake Rodriguez… 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 Port of Memphis was awarded a $1.7 million grant from the state of Tennessee to improve rail connectivity at the port. The total cost of the expansion is… Read More
River Marine Service Inc., based in Cumberland City, Tenn., is requesting permission from the Nashville Engineer District to build a new barge terminal and fleet on the Cumberland… Read More
St. Louis-based Carboline, which specializes in coatings, linings and fireproofing, accepted the North American Anti-Corrosion Coatings New Product Innovation Award at Frost & Sullivan’s 2018 Best Practices Awards… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District will host a public meeting January 31 in Winona, Minn., to gather public input into its planning efforts to manage Mississippi River dredged material. Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has announced changes to the closure plan for repairs to the Harvey Canal Sector Gate. The gate was originally planned to be closed… Read More
Chad Pregracke, founder and CEO of Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), is contemplating another successful year. LL&W recently marked the milestone of having removed 10 million pounds of… Read More
Just before 5 a.m. on January 21, 12 barges loaded with coal being towed by the mv. Brenda L. Murray II broke free after the tow allided with bridges… Read More
Update: President Trump announced January 25 that he had agreed to reopen the government for three weeks, until February 15, giving Congress and the administration time to work out a… Read More
The stationary dredge SEEM 16-640ST, a steel hulled and aluminum superstructure named Milady, was launched at Merré shipyard. It was built for the Services Industriels de… Read More
