Members of a Senate panel hoping to help revive the U.S. maritime industry and at the same time challenge China’s adversarial record heard recommendations ranging from passing legislation tracking… 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.
Orion Group Holdings, a leading specialty construction company based in Houston has announced its third quarter financial results. The company provides infrastructure and industrial services such as construction and dredging. Read More
The Alabama Port Authority and APM Terminals Mobile announced an agreement October 28 to proceed with construction of a new, 1,300-foot container berth at the Port of Mobile. The $131… Read More
Cabotage laws, or laws restricting a certain percentage of shipping to a nation’s flagged vessels—of which America’s Jones Act is a prime example —have spread from 91 countries in 2018… Read More
Port Houston announced the completion of port-led dredging for expanding the Houston Shipping Channel, also known as Project 11, on October 27. All remaining work is now in the hands… Read More
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime and Fisheries addressed shipbuilding needs in an October 28 hearing titled “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding.” In… Read More
During the annual conference of Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals Inc., held in Milwaukee in October, Seth Lawson of Lawson Marine & Rigging moderated a panel discussion titled “Inland River… Read More
A trade deal announced October 30 between the United States and China followed a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the Korean city of… Read More
Capt. Michael Hanlin of East Moline, Ill., died on October 12 at his home. Hanlin was 83. Born 1942 in Keokuk, Iowa, Hanlin served in Vietnam as an F-4 Phantom… Read More
The National Rivers Hall of Fame, located at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa, has announced a pair of inductees for the hall of fame class… Read More
