Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) announced in April that the federal government will allocate an additional $1.213 billion in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for… 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fully supports the administration’s One Federal Decision Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was signed on April 9 by numerous secretaries of federal agencies, including… Read More
In response to a request for projects sent out in February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received 94 proposals for beneficial use of dredged material pilot projects. The request… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District and City of Chicago are holding two workshops on the Calumet Harbor and River/Chicago Area Waterway System Dredged Material Management Study. The… Read More
As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, Van Oord launched its first LNG-powered vessel, a Werkendam crane vessel. Built at the Neptune yard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, the vessel is 68 meters… Read More
During the General Meeting of Shareholders of Van Oord N.V., held on April 19, the 2017 Annual Report was presented and a decision was made to change the composition of… Read More
On April 20, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, held a roundtable policy discussion, “America’s Water Resources Infrastructure: Concepts for the Next Water… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A bill authorizing funding for the U.S. Coast Guard stalled in the Senate because it also included the Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act that supporters say would offer important… Read More
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute has released a study prepared for the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC) emphasizing that the most “critical need for the inland waterways system is a sustainable… Read More
A dredge working in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) near Matagorda Bay and the Port O’Connor (Texas) Jetties struck a natural gas pipeline April 17, igniting gas from the pipeline… Read More
