Work on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a multilayered barrier designed to prevent the spread of invasive carp from the river system into Lake Michigan, has resumed more than… 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.
Since the release of the U.S. Inland Mariner Wellness Assessment in January 2026 and its companion publication, Partnering to Advance Inland Mariner Wellness, in July, the Seamen’s Church… Read More
A company developing nuclear energy solutions atop a floating barge has announced a major funding achievement. Bluecore Energy, based in Long Beach, Calif., announced the closing of a… Read More
A rock barge remained sunken at Ohio River Mile 941, days after the lead port barges of two tows collided. No one was injured. Okie Moore, a… Read More
It’s been more than eight months since Brent Donovan took over the helm of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District, along the Kaskaskia River in southern Illinois. He succeeded Ed… Read More
On September 14, Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, signed the final order repealing the majority of the Biden administration’s greenhouse gas (GHG) requirements for U.S. Read More
The Coast Guard launched Navita, its new digital platform designed to streamline the application and issuance of merchant mariner credentials. According to the announcement, Navita, the Latin word… Read More
Turn Services announced September 14 that it has completed its acquisition of St. John Fleeting LLC and its affiliated companies. The acquisition combines St. John Fleeting’s 50-year presence… Read More
Carver Companies has developed a network of material production, port, marine transportation, cargo-handling and storage operations extending from Atlantic Canada to the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. Major… Read More
The Marine Way Training Center at West Kentucky Community & Technical College (WKCTC) in Paducah, Ky., is changing how it offers classes to better fit the needs of the… Read More
