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,… 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.
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… 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… 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. 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… 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… Read More
Ingram Barge Company received the Business of the Year Award January 26 during the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s 85th Annual Dinner and Business Celebration. John Roberts, Ingram’s… Read More
A collaboration between the Louisville Engineer District and the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division’s Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F) resulted in greatly accelerated miter gate repairs at… Read More
The past couple of months have been a whirlwind for Errin Howard. For close to 17 years, Howard led RiverWorks Discovery, developing that organization’s collaborative outreach program, Who Works… Read More
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released its updated Invasive Carp Action Plan on January 18 for the next 10 years of prevention and management efforts in Minnesota. The… Read More
