Maj. Gen. Diana Holland, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division and president of the Mississippi River Commission, was in the New Orleans Engineer District 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 Greater New Orleans Port Safety Council (GNOPSC) held its annual Marine Industry Day June 22 at the Higgins Hotel adjacent to the National World War II Museum. Reflecting the… Read More
If you are a towboat pilot or captain who regularly transits Lock 25 at Winfield, Mo., engineers and designers at the St. Louis Engineer District want your help in helping… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Congressional appropriators appear headed toward a potential impasse on getting spending bills through both chambers and signed into law by President Joe Biden. In its first session on fiscal… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Testifying before a key Senate committee, a top Arkansas port official credited $2.5 billion in capital investments and 5,000-plus jobs to one federal agency that Congress has not reauthorized… Read More
The wars over the four dams on the lower Snake River, just before it joins the Columbia River — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite — are… Read More
Crounse Corporation celebrated 75 years of doing business by honoring employees past and present and paying tribute to its legacy of accomplishments at a ceremony June 16 at the Carson… Read More
Stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) will gather in Point Clear, Ala., on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay at the Grand Hotel on August 9–11 for the 41st annual… Read More
St. Louis, Mo.-based grain trader and oil seed processor Bunge announced June 13 that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Viterra, together with certain affiliates of Glencore PLC,… Read More
Thomas L. “Tom” Reeves, 73, well-known for his long career in the barge and towing industry, died June 12 after an accident at his home in St. Louis, Mo. He… Read More
