In an event organized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Assistant Secretary of the Army-Civil Works Michael Connor visited Lock and Dam 25… 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.
Washington, D.C.—The assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works is soliciting proposals from non-federal interests for inclusion in the 2025 annual report to Congress on future water resources… Read More
The 102nd meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) April 11 in Springfield, Va., (WJ, April 29) served as a goodbye of sorts, with Mark Pointon, the board’s outgoing… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) announced May 3 that Jessica Bridges is the organization’s new executive director. Bridges joins WEDA with more than 20 years of experience in industry… Read More
A company’s lack of requirements for crew to regularly check below-deck compartments led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year on the Mississippi… Read More
Orion Group Holdings reported a net loss of $6.1 million or $0.19 per share for the first quarter of 2024. Those numbers include $2.1 million of non-recurring items, bringing… Read More
A little more than one year has passed since Southern Towing Company and Devall Towing announced plans to merge the two companies, and as of earlier this year… Read More
Three barges remain pinned against two Upper Ohio River dams, but a sunken one has been removed. The barges, two lodged against Emsworth Locks and Dam and one… Read More
Lynn Muench Lynn Muench, senior vice president of regional advocacy for The American Waterways Operators, is retiring this month after a distinguished 25-year career of service to the… Read More
The most intense discussions at the recently concluded River and Marine Industry Seminar held by the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association took place on April 25, on the… Read More
