The National Waterways Foundation (NWF) has released updated waterways profiles for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West… 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.
The Mobile Engineer District is marching ahead with repair work at Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River, near Demopolis, Ala., where a portion of the upper miter sill failed January… Read More
The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council (MVTTC) held its 42nd annual conference February 8 in New Orleans, with a focus on the economy, the state of the Mississippi River… Read More
In the upper Missouri River basin, the year 2024 is starting off much as last year ended: with lower-than-normal water levels. The Corps of Engineers’ forecast for this year continues… Read More
A towing vessel pilot failing to repeat an agreed-upon passing arrangement with another vessel, and incorrectly recalling it, led to two tows colliding last year in the Mississippi River, the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Mariners, maritime labor organizations and U.S.-flag shipping companies met with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the ongoing situation in the southern Red Sea and western Gulf of Aden. Buttigieg… Read More
Almost a month has passed since a large portion of the upper miter sill at Demopolis Lock broke off and fell into the chamber on January 16, and the plan… Read More
Birdon America Inc., the U.S. arm of Australia-based The Birdon Group, has announced the acquisition of Metal Shark Boats’ 32-acre shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Ala. The acquisition, which took… Read More
No one was injured when a floating restaurant broke away from its moorings along the Ohio River on February 3 and was swept more than a half mile downstream. Skipper’s… Read More
Ingram Barge Company LLC announced the creation of a subsidiary, Ingram Infrastructure Group LLC, on February 2. Creation of Ingram Infrastructure Group, which will provide material handling and supply chain… Read More
