The drought that has gripped the entire northern hemisphere this year has drastically affected river commerce on all the hemisphere’s major shipping arteries, including China’s Yangtze River and Europe’s Rhine… 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.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) met virtually October 18 to discuss its pending report on the April 13, 2021, capsizing of the liftboat Seacor Power off the coast of… Read More
Rainy Shorey, a 16-year veteran of Caterpillar Inc. with “lean master black belt” experience in organizational management and a strong supply chain background, was elected as chairwoman of America’s Watershed… Read More
Leadership from the Ports of Longview and Kalama, Wash., and the Portland Engineer District have agreed to fund an estimated $2.1 million study of potential improvements to lower Columbia River… Read More
Gathered around a map of the inland waterways of the United States, a four-person delegation from the German Ministry of Transport only had two words: “unbelievable” and “wow.” Another map… Read More
Towing industry sources report that the Coast Guard awarded a $30 million contract two weeks ago to H&G Marine Services Inc., for about 4,000 buoys. The buoys should arrive at… Read More
Washington, D.C.—With a legislative calendar growing shorter, a placeholder for an unfinished Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) was included in the Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Read More
The extreme drought impacting the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee river valleys continues to translate into troublesome low water conditions—and in some places record lows—on the Western Rivers, with draft restrictions… Read More
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) in partnership with e1 Marine hosted a half-day educational session in Seattle, Wash., October 10 to present green-energy fuel options for the maritime industry. The… Read More
Much of the focus of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association’s seminar this year, held August 3–5 in New Orleans, was on waterway operations, issues that towboat crews face on a… Read More
