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… 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.
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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… Read More
Numerous Ohio River news outlets reported a December 19 barge leak on the river. Two months later, the barge owner, Southern Towing from Memphis, Tenn., has… Read More
On January 19, a temporary exemption from vessel discharge rules for vessels under 79 feet long expired, but the Environmental Protection Agency issued a temporary “patch” while efforts continue… Read More
Capt. Walter B. Hicks, 81, died December 10, 2017, at his home in Laurel, Miss. He went to work in 1958 on the Captain Mack. He later went to… Read More
