In November, Donnie Calvin announced he was assuming the CEO role at GMENI Marine Electronics. GMENI provides and services much of the day-to-day products, supplies and equipment needed to manage… 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.
Kirby Corporation on February 1 announced higher net earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter and full year of 2023, compared to the previous year. As part of the company’s… Read More
In testimony submitted January 30 to the House Energy and Commerce Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee, the National Grain and Feed Association opposed a settlement deal between the Biden… Read More
The Walla Walla (Wash.) Engineer District closed navigation locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers beginning January 14 for a scheduled 11-week outage. The extended closure will allow the district… Read More
An $8.7 million federal grant announced January 25 is designed to prevent accidents between highway traffic and trucks that load and unload barges on the Ohio River near Marietta, Ohio. Read More
No one was injured in an engineroom fire January 30 aboard the mv. Johnny M, just south of Kentucky Lock. The Marshall County (Ky.) Rescue Squad was paged out at… Read More
The Little Rock and Tulsa Engineer districts are conducting a 30-day public comment period starting on February 1 and lasting until March 1 for the draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA)… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Ports across the United States will benefit from $1.1 billion in “transformational” infrastructure projects announced by President Joe Biden as part of his Investing in America agenda. They include:… Read More
Two barges broke away from a tow about 7:50 a.m. January 29, with one becoming pinned against the upper gates at Markland Locks and Dam, Ohio River Mile 531.5. No… Read More
Demopolis Lock, located on the Tombigbee River just below its confluence with the Black Warrior River, has been closed since the morning of January 16, when the on-duty lock operator… Read More
