The Nashville Engineer District is continuing efforts to map out a repair plan for the lower miter gates in the main chamber of Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River near… 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.
A bill recently introduced in Congress to strengthen the U.S. Navy’s shipyard support and bolster its ability to keep pace with China’s blistering progress in shipbuilding has a few words… Read More
Defying the near-unanimous bipartisan support of California’s legislators as well as the state’s labor unions, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a last-minute veto of AB 1122, a marine safety bill… Read More
The devastating high winds and torrential rainfalls of Hurricane Helene slammed into southeastern states, leaving more than 200 dead in six states reported so far. Helene made landfall September 26… Read More
Updates on infrastructure projects, industry priorities and proposed legislation were part of the Tennessee River Valley Association and Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council’s annual meeting September 30-October 1 in Franklin, Tenn. Col. Read More
In the best-case scenario, the main chamber at Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River could be open in early to mid-December. In the worst, it could take months longer. That… Read More
Holt Lock on the Black Warrior River reopened at 7 a.m. October 2, 102 days after cracks in a monolith caused an unscheduled shutdown. The Mobile Engineer District is planning… Read More
After a three-day walkout by 45,000 longshoremen along the East and Gulf coasts, members of the International Longshoremen’s Union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance representing shippers and terminal operators came… Read More
The St. Louis Inland River Seminar continued its steady growth with its third event September 16-17 at the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) in downtown St. Louis. The seminar is hosted… Read More
Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule on national discharge standards to control the release of pollutants and invasive species from approximately 85,000 vessels operating… Read More
