Port Houston is planning to relocate its administrative office from its longtime home near the Buffalo Bayou turning basin, just above the 610 bridge, to Houston’s Fifth… 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 Corps of Engineers is being proactive in preparing for low-water levels in 2023 that could approach those of last year, according to a briefing to the Inland Waterways… Read More
St. Rose, La.-based Gnots Reserve Inc. has put its newest towboat to work in the company’s fleet near Mile 118 on the Lower Mississippi River. The mv. Ryan Anthony, built… Read More
During the July 20 meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) in Paducah, Ky., the board voted unanimously to recommend that the remaining cost for several… Read More
John W. Stone Oil Distributor LLC, a leading dockside, midstream and offshore fuel supplier on the Lower Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast since 1946, is leading by example… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District and the city of Wabasha, Minn., are set to sign a historic river sand management document July 24 during a brief ceremony in Wabasha. The… Read More
In a ceremony held July 12 at the U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples, already a member of the Mississippi River… Read More
Washington, D.C. – Leaders of a key Senate committee launched their 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) effort with a hearing and an October 6 deadline for senators to submit… Read More
The summer of 2003 marked the grand opening of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. With strong political and private backing (including from members of the… Read More
Communication and partnerships. Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) stakeholders would agree those are two words that have defined the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) for years. And in… Read More
