Washington, D.C.—Two big rollouts on a long-awaited infrastructure initiative and the fiscal year 2019 budget from the Trump administration landed with a thud for representatives of the waterways industry, and… 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.
In 2017, Port Houston recorded a total of 38.3 million tons handled—an all-time record that broke the previous record of 37.8 million tons set in 2014. The port also reported… Read More
Frank Joseph Basile, the naval architect long praised for his innovative vessel designs, died February 6 at his home in Houma, La., surrounded by his family. Basile was 93. In… Read More
The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon handled more cargo in 2017 than any port in the 57-year history of Indiana’s port system. This was the third straight year the port handled… Read More
Illinois politicians are betting that a rejuvenated port district can bring the once-booming river town of Cairo, Ill., back from the grave. Illinois Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) has taken a… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Handed a setback by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration moved quickly to block implementation of the controversial 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule for another… Read More
Kirby Corporation, Houston, Texas, announced February 4 the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Higman Marine Inc. and its affiliated companies for approximately $419 million in cash, subject to… Read More
A memorial in honor of the three men killed in a towboat explosion January 19 was held at the Eckstein Conference Center at the Seamen Church Institute’s (SCI) Center for… Read More
The Coast Guard, West Virginia and Kentucky Departments of Environmental Protection began salvage operations with the sunken vessel Gate City near Mile 8 on the Big Sandy River at Butler,… Read More
The Coast Guard reported last week that the mv. Virginia Renee, the Terral RiverService towboat that sank near Mile 823 on the Lower Mississippi River on January 24, had been… Read More
