StonePoint Materials LLC announced September 21 its acquisition of River Aggregates LLC, which operates two sand and gravel facilities serving Houston and Beaumont, Texas. River Aggregates will complement StonePoint’s subsidiary Southern… 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.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is conducting an investigation into an August 21 fire aboard the cutterhead dredge Waymon L. Boyd, has released a preliminary report on the… Read More
Panelists discussed the “State of the Industry In A COVID-19 World and Beyond” to open the day September 30 at the virtual Inland Marine Expo, presented by The Waterways Journal. Read More
Assistant Secretary of the Army-Civil Works R.D. James kicked off the Inland Marine Expo September 29 with a keynote video talk in which he stressed the value to the country… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump signed into law a stopgap spending bill to keep federal agencies funded through December 11 and avoid a government shutdown. With only hours left in fiscal… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute has canceled its 2020 River Bell Awards Luncheon due to the coronavirus pandemic, but plans a silent auction along with a direct appeal to supporters to continue its… Read More
Repairs to the Louisville & Indiana Railroad drawbridge in Louisville, Ky., will force two closures of the Ohio River. The river will close at the bridge at Ohio River Mile… Read More
Laborde Products Inc. announced September 1 that it has entered into an agreement with Marine Systems Inc. (MSI) Parts and Service for MSI’s Chesapeake, Va., Thorofare, N.J., and Tampa, Fla.,… Read More
The long-awaited Inland Marine Expo 2020 gets underway September 29 with a wide variety of presentations, panel discussions and webinars, all streamed live through www.inlandmarineexpo.com. Organized by The Waterways Journal… Read More
With more than 40 patents, ERL Commercial Marine takes pride in innovating and solving issues for customers. “It’s one of the things that sets us apart,” said Stephen Wilkins, president… Read More
