The St. Paul Engineer District has set reopening dates for four Upper Mississippi River locks that have been closed for winter maintenance. • Lock and Dam 2 in… 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 annual Pushing Hope charity events—including a golf tournament, cornhole tournament and seafood boil—are scheduled for August 16 at the Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton, Ill. Read More
Wanda Reed, 86, of Commerce, Mo., passed away February 25. She was a cook for ARTCO on the mv. Ginny Stone for 26 years. Read More
Texas A&M University at Galveston announced on February 29 that, effective next fall, it is reducing fees for current and future out-of-state students seeking a merchant mariner license from… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District partnered with Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals to host a “We Work the Waterways” event last month at the Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River… Read More
The annual Missouri River Navigators Meeting took place in Jefferson City, Mo., on February 22. As usual, a “pre-meeting” was held the day before, on February 21 from 1:30… Read More
A warm February led to increased snowmelt and runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, but didn’t do much to change the outlook for the coming… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The House of Representatives easily passed a six-bill appropriation package that includes fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maritime Administration. Read More
A heavy construction equipment sales and rental company located in the south Chicago area, 5R Enterprises LLC of Morris, Ill., serving Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana, has… Read More
As part of its ongoing work to inspect and repair severallocks on the Upper Mississippi River, the St. Paul Engineer District dewatered Lock and Dam 2 at Hastings, Minn.,… Read More
