High water closed most of the Upper Mississippi River to commercial traffic as 33 river gauges from the Twin Cities through Burlington, Iowa, showed “major flooding,” according to the National… 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 hopper barge has been successfully removed from McAlpine Dam, Ohio Mile 606.8. It was the last of three barges that became pinned against the lower dam after 10 barges… Read More
After three years of work and $25.5 million, the Memphis Engineer District’s new Bank Grading Unit (BGU) has arrived. The BGU was delivered April 11, docking at its new home… Read More
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported a record catch of 30 silver carp March 23 in Pool 6 of the Mississippi River near Winona, Minn., by a commercial… Read More
Edward James Mohr, 83, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died February 13. He worked as the manager of barge maintenance for Peavey Barge Line and later as a director of marine operations… Read More
Chester. R. “Chet” Hammock, 61, of Columbia, Ill., died March 27 at his home. He worked as a barge maintenance supervisor for American Commercial Barge Line in St. Louis Harbor,… Read More
Snowmelt and forecast rain have contributed to a rapid increase in water levels on the Upper Mississippi River. “We will see at least April 2019 flood levels, but chances for April 2001… Read More
Presentations by the Corps of Engineers at the April 13 meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board in Pittsburgh, Pa., laid out a tale of delays and cost increases on… Read More
Houston-based Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer, a fully-owned subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk that provides towing services around the world, have executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at implementing methanol dual-fuel… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Updating Congress on Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) funding, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan called waterways and ports the engine for much of the $5.4 trillion in U.S. maritime… Read More
