CHS, a leading farmer-owned cooperative, and OCP North America, a subsidiary of the OCP Group, announced August 26 that they are taking a major step to strengthen domestic fertilizer… 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.
More than 3,000 people gathered at the riverfront in Paducah, Ky., on August 29 for the River Discovery Center’s 2026 Dragon Boat Festival, the river museum’s largest fundraiser. Read More
Neither proposal for tax-incentivized Maritime Prosperity Zones in two recent House bills was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which typically covers some portion of maritime spending… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD), Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $16.1 million contract for regional dredging work in Venice, La. The firm-fixed-price contract calls for… Read More
Ryan Reich’s work managing inland navigation infrastructure has put him at the center of some of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ most challenging waterway emergencies. Reich, chief… Read More
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle concluded a four-day tour of infrastructure projects in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi on August 28, including the groundbreaking for… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District and the sponsors of the Osceola Harbor Expansion Project signed a project partnership agreement (PPA) in August. The local sponsors are the Osceola Port… Read More
A towboat crew pulled two pleasure boaters from the water after a collision between their boat and a tow of empty barges August 30 on the Monongahela River in… Read More
The abandonment of marine craft is an ever-present issue, one which costs thousands of dollars and poses a threat to both property and the environment. BoatUS Foundation, an organization… Read More
Capt. Eric Scott Frederick, 45, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died May 13. He began working on the river when he was 16 years old. He worked first for the… Read More
