Vessels transiting the Morgan City-Port Allen alternative route on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana will be dealing with weekday daytime closures at Bayou Sorrel Lock through the fall due… 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 Coast Guard released a marine safety information bulletin March 21 dealing with fees for Coast Guard inspected towing vessels and those using the TSMS option. MSIB 02-24 also officially… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission has announced the schedule for its public meetings during its spring high water inspection tour of the Mississippi River and tributaries. Four meetings will be held… Read More
• Anthony Barrois has joined NOLA Terminal as terminal manager for its flagship operations facility on the Mississippi River. Located in Plaquemines Parish, NOLA Terminal’s state-of-the-art facility will be the… Read More
The nation assessed the supply chain consequences of the closure of the Port of Baltimore, which was shut down after a container vessel, the mv. Dali, apparently lost propulsion and… Read More
Stakeholders of the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway—the navigable portion of the Red River that extends from the Mississippi River to Shreveport, La.—and those farther upriver in Arkansas and along the… Read More
The Upper Mississippi Waterway Association (UMWA) announced March 28 that it has hired Gary Williams as executive director. Williams joins the organization with 35 years of experience in transportation, business… Read More
Four members of the volunteer Coast Guard Auxiliary were recognized by the Coast Guard commandant for positioning and operating a communications trailer at Station Venice when Rescue 21’s Remote Fixed… Read More
The effort to repair Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River in Alabama has entered a new phase, now that debris removal is complete. The Mobile Engineer District marked the conclusion… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden has directed a “whole of government” response to the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Port of Baltimore. “I’ve directed my team… Read More