In mid-March, the Northwestern Engineer Division began increasing releases at Gavins Point Dam, mile 811.1 on the Missouri River. The releases had been at 12,000 cubic feet per second over… 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.
In a statement released on April 1, Conrad Industries reported a net income of $11.2 million for the 2024 calendar year, as well as an income per diluted share of… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump quietly nominated Adam Telle of Mississippi to serve as the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, a top civilian leadership position over the U.S. Read More
Two dredging crews have been working six days a week since September to restore the depth of the Monongahela River. The crews have removed more than 315 barges of material… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) welcomed more than 300 guests to its annual Maritime Bell Luncheon on March 27 at the Hilton Americas in Houston. This event, previously called the… Read More
The Corps of Engineers reopened the navigational lock at Lockport Lock and Dam on the Illinois River April 4 after crews discovered damage to the lock’s lower miter gates during… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will hold four public meetings in March and April during its annual high-water inspection trip on the mv. Mississippi. The hearings welcome residents, stakeholders and… Read More
Bollinger Shipyards announced March 25 receipt of a $951.6 million fixed-price-incentive-firm-target (FPIF) contract modification from the U.S. Coast Guard. The contract will aid in advancing the detail design and construction… Read More
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its latest Infrastructure Report Card on March 25. While ports overall earned a B, dams and levees got only a D-plus, and… Read More
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) issued a license to Delfin LNC LLC on March 21 to own, construct, operate and eventually decommission a deepwater port to export liquefied natural gas… Read More
