Cape Elizabeth, Maine-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Hyperion Marine Group has hired Sara Devlin as its general manager of business development. In that role, Devlin will be responsible… 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 opening of the main navigational lock chamber at Wilson Locks and Dam has been delayed by approximately three weeks, until early July instead of June 14. The Nashville Engineer… Read More
Construction of a new, 600- by 110-foot lock at Chickamauga Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River has reached two major milestones, with crews beginning to erect the new lock’s… Read More
Issues surrounding fleeting contracts and liability in unusual events were examined during a panel session at the 41st annual River and Marine Industry Seminar in New Orleans. The Greater New… Read More
More than six months after the closure of Wilson Lock’s main chamber, ports, shippers, fleeting services, linehaul operations and other river-related businesses say it is costing them. In some cases,… Read More
In December 2022, The Waterways Journal covered The Water Institute’s crowdsourced bathymetry (CSB) and modeling efforts under its SmartPort project—an effort to provide both near real-time and forecast channel conditions. Read More
Riverview Boat Store has expanded, opening in a new location in Godfrey, Ill., in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The store, located at 6011 Godfrey Road, delivers groceries and supplies… Read More
After spending a year as a nonprofit organization affiliated with Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT), We Work the Waterways (WWW) will begin operating independently as a standalone 501(c)(3)… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District announced April 15 that the main, 1,200-foot lock chamber at Melvin Price Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 26) has reopened. The project required a… Read More
High water from heavy rains in the mid-Mississippi Valley area in early April reached the Lower Mississippi River in the second week of the month, triggering navigation restrictions along the… Read More
