• Blessey Marine Services announced that Grant Haney has been promoted to vice president of marketing-clean products. Haney joined Blessey Marine in 2011 and served his first few months as… 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.
North America isn’t the only part of the world where invasive carp are considered a major pest. Carp originating in Asia were imported to Australia more than 100 years ago,… Read More
Winter ice thickness on the Mississippi River’s Lake Pepin is below average over the period since 2012, according to February 28 measurements released by the Corps of Engineers. Total ice… Read More
Capt. Joseph Schaum, 90, of Sardis, Ohio, died December 14, 2022, at the West Virginia University Medicine Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville, W.Va. He had a 50-year license from… Read More
Stakeholders, operators and waterway managers connected to the Mississippi River met in New Orleans February 16, ahead of the city’s busiest Carnival weekend, for the 41st annual conference of the… Read More
The U.S. Maritime Administration has announced a notice of funding opportunity for more than $12 million in marine highway grant funds and noted changes to program, including a renaming. Formerly… Read More
The American Waterways Operators announced the inaugural awardees of its brand-new Honor and Excellence in Rescue Operations (HERO) Award, to “document and recognize rescues undertaken by AWO member company employees… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced proposals to kill the Biden administration’s rule to redefine the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and to streamline the permitting process… Read More
The tradition of Rex, the King of Carnival, making a grand and dramatic arrival to New Orleans, his “Winter Capital,” the day before Mardi Gras dates back to 1874, just… Read More
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has been elected by the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority to serve as its 2023 chairman. Members cited Beshear’s support of the inland waterways system during his… Read More
