Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) is building on its mission of educating, engaging and elevating women through its new mentorship program. Twenty-six mentors have volunteered their time to assist women… 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 Coast Guard is establishing four new Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) units for the 2023–2024 school year, bringing the national total from six to 10. The new units… Read More
This winter has built up a substantial snowpack in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains, a welcome contrast to last year’s sparser snowfalls. That stored water contributed to a Mississippi… Read More
Shell has invested $10 million in Avondale Global Gateway tenant Gulf Wind Technology to create the Shell Gulf Wind Technology Accelerator with the goal of developing, testing and deploying a… Read More
The state senate of Washington passed a bipartisan resolution February 16 stating that Washington is “committed to the development of its maritime industry’s role in achieving a sustainable future and… Read More
In a decision that has been pending for two years, the Surface Transportation Board approved the acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP),… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District locked the mv. Phillip M. Pfeffer with six barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn., on March 12, en route to St. Paul,… Read More
President Joe Biden released his Fiscal Year 2024 budget March 9 that requests $7.41 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program. That number is up from… Read More
The Waterways Journal is happy to present the results of the 2021 Mississippi River System Barge Fleet Survey. This study is constructed to provide an estimate as to the size… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works program would receive $7.4 billion as part of President Joe Biden’s $6.8-trillion budget blueprint for fiscal year 2024, which top House… Read More
