On January 9, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Pieter van Oord, CEO of Van Oord marine and dredging, was named “Port Man of the Year 2017.” This title has been awarded… 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.
Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME announced in late December the keel laying ceremony of its newest cutter suction dredge Spartacus. The combination of power, size and new… Read More
The Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) has announced the II Hemispheric Seminar on Maritime and Port Legislation: Key Elements for the Modernization of… Read More
The Brazilian Ministry of Transports, Ports and Civil Aviation (MTPA) has included Maranhao state-run Port Administrator Companhia Docas do Maranhao (Codomar) in a nation’s concessions program, also known as the… Read More
In January, the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School released a report that examined the challenges facing funding and financing for federally-sponsored water resource… Read More
40 Years Ago – 1978 Three land surveyors took a week to verify the locations for Trisponder transmitter stations at Jubail, Saudi Arabia, in preparation for the hydrographic survey to… Read More
On February 12, the Trump administration released details for the fiscal year 2019 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program. The budget provides $4.785 billion in discretionary funding for… Read More
Joining a broad swath of business interests, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), a trade association that represents steel importers, distributors, fabricators and processors, called on President Trump in… Read More
Kirby Corporation, Houston, announced February 15 that it had completed the acquisition of Higman Marine Inc., after just announcing the deal 11 days earlier (WJ, February 12). The total value… Read More
Although most of the waterways-related items in President Trump’s proposed budget dismayed the towing industry and its allies and are unlikely to survive in Congress, the budget did give one… Read More
