A harvest of Asian carp in February from a recreational lake in St. Louis (Mo.) County that was two years in the planning used some innovative techniques that could provide… 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.
All 2017 stored flood waters were evacuated from the Missouri River mainstem reservoir system as of January 15, when the total volume stored in the system reached 56.1 million acre-feet… Read More
As a key deadline for Subchapter M draws near this July, the latest item of concern for the towing industry is the possibility of random audits. The Coast Guard had… Read More
Billions of dollars paid out by Volkswagen to settle civil and criminal charges of emissions tampering are going to a trust fund, and some of that money will be available… Read More
With inland waterways specifically mentioned in last month’s State of the Union address, and President Trump’s historic press conference on the banks of the Ohio River last summer, substantial anticipation… Read More
A total of 780 military vehicles on 30 barges pushed by two towboats and an assist boat departed Fort Campbell, located at Clarksville, Tenn., February 12. The assortment of trucks… Read More
Providing firm evidence of changing practices and the spread of safety culture throughout towing companies, safety statistics recently released by the U.S. Coast Guard show a dramatic decrease in crew… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said they will not know for weeks, possibly even months, which specific projects will be covered by supplemental funding in a… Read More
The mv. Leland Speakes, a twin-screw towboat with a retractable pilothouse built by Jeffboat in 1967, caught fire February 21 on the Lower Mississippi River near Greenville, Miss., the Coast… Read More
Since 2014, the Port of New Orleans has surpassed the 1 million cruise passenger mark each year. In 2017, even more cruise-goers chose to be in that number, according to… Read More