A new western Kentucky riverport is one step closer to development with a vote to recommend $250,000 in funding for the West Kentucky Regional Riverport Authority in Wickliffe, Ky. 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.
Thirty oil companies bid a total of about $300 million for drilling rights as part of the Big Beautiful Gulf 1 (BBG1) oil and gas lease sale, the Bureau of… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District recently awarded three major contracts, according to a December 9 news release. The $43.9 million design-build contract to Salas O’Brien Federal LLC for the construction of… Read More
David L. Fields David L. Fields of Calvert City, Ky., died at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital on December 8. He was 71 years old. Fields had an extensive maritime career,… Read More
Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) has released its annual report, noting growth domestically and internationally. The report, released November 25, covers August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025. The organization… Read More
Kent Ebbing Ports of Indiana has hired Kent Ebbing to lead the organization’s foreign-trade zone (FTZ) initiative, aimed at growing international trade in the state. Ebbing joins Ports of Indiana… Read More
December 12, 2025 With a solid bipartisan vote, the House easily approved a roughly $900 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026. By a roll call of 312… Read More
The Nashville Engineer District has awarded employees who supported back-to-back repairs at Wilson and Pickwick locks with its Hedgehog Award, recognizing excellence in the performance of their duties. Nearly 50… Read More
Mitzi Mason Mitzi Mason, Paducah Rigging Mitzi Mason, who has served as general manager of Paducah Rigging’s Kentucky facility, is transitioning to a new role within the company. While she… Read More
Davie Defense—a U.S. defense shipbuilder and part of Inocea, a privately held British-based marine industrial group with operations spanning the United States, Canada and Finland—announced December 3 that… Read More
