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
News
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.
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
The mv. George King, the Marquette Transportation Company towboat that caught fire the night of January 24 and forced its crew to abandon ship and take shelter in the vessel’s… Read More
Dan Owen, 79, a longtime member of the Waterways Journal family, passed away January 30 at the Cedarhurst assisted living facility in Collinsville, Ill. He had suffered a stroke last… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Groups representing waterways projects applauded President Donald Trump’s call in his State of the Union address for Congress to produce a bill that “generates” at least $1.5 trillion for… Read More
Kirby Corporation reported on January 31 a sharp increase in earnings per share and revenues for the fourth quarter of 2017—but said the earnings were impacted by a one-time benefit… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District has postponed the release of a controversial sand-disposal proposal until “late spring or early summer,” according to district spokesperson George Stringham. The draft report was… Read More
