The barge and towing industry can expect further delays in operations at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam on the Upper Mississippi River near Alton, Ill., until August 17. 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.
One of the many types of cargo shipped through the Tulsa Port of Catoosa (Okla.) project cargo. Project cargo is the phrase used to characterize transportation of large, heavy,… Read More
The Corps of Engineers has opened a comment period on a proposal to deepen and widen the Mobile, Ala., shipping channel. In 2014, the Alabama State Port Authority… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Senate gave final congressional approval to a bill to put on hold a Coast Guard rule requiring use of biometric readers for Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)… Read More
The date of the Olmsted Lock and Dam ribbon-cutting ceremony has been changed from August 29 to August 30 at 10 a.m. to better accommodate members of Congress,… Read More
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited five contractors for safety and health violations after three contract employees were killed and two others critically… Read More
Kirby Corporation reported net earnings for the second quarter of $28.6 million, or 48 cents per share, compared with $25.8 million—also 48 cents per share—for the 2017… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has updated the Application for Medical Certificate, known as Form CG-719K. While much of the information remains the same, the form, which has gone from… Read More
In a ceremony June 29 at the Renaissance Riverview Hotel in Mobile, Ala., Col. Sebastien Joly assumed command of the Mobile Engineer District, relieving Col. James DeLapp, who retired… Read More
A new grandstand at a ballpark in Birnamwood, a small town in north central Wisconsin, was formally dedicated July 10 with a ceremony that included the benefactor of the… Read More
