The St. Paul Engineer District posted the latest ice thickness measurements of Lake Pepin, taken March 7. They show that the ice is still about two feet thick near the… 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.
The New Orleans Engineer District began opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway last week to divert a portion of the flooding Lower Mississippi River into nearby Lake Pontchartrain and on to… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Several members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee pressed U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on how inland waterways and ports might be impacted by President Trump’s $1.5-trillion infrastructure… Read More
It’s been almost two years since many high water marks were set in March 2016 along much of the Red River in Louisiana. The J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, which includes… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Waterways Council Inc., used its annual press briefing on the federal budget to underscore its concerns on the Trump administration’s proposal for fiscal year 2019 as well as its… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in early February wrapped up its investigation into the June 9, 2017, allision of the mv. Marguerite L. Terral and the Union Pacific Railroad… Read More
An administrative law judge of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has vacated penalties against Trinity Marine Products Inc. from inspections dating to 2015, saying regulators had failed to… Read More
Record-setting rains in the central and upper Midwest in the third week of February combined with melting snowpack to produce sudden and dramatic flooding across an arc from northern Louisiana… Read More
Joining a broad swath of business interests, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), a trade association that represents steel importers, distributors, fabricators and processors, called on President Trump in… Read More
Kirby Corporation, Houston, announced February 15 that it had completed the acquisition of Higman Marine Inc., after just announcing the deal 11 days earlier (WJ, February 12). The total value… Read More
