In a decision that has been pending for two years, the Surface Transportation Board approved the acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP),… 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 St. Paul Engineer District locked the mv. Phillip M. Pfeffer with six barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn., on March 12, en route to St. Paul,… Read More
President Joe Biden released his Fiscal Year 2024 budget March 9 that requests $7.41 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program. That number is up from… Read More
The Waterways Journal is happy to present the results of the 2021 Mississippi River System Barge Fleet Survey. This study is constructed to provide an estimate as to the size… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works program would receive $7.4 billion as part of President Joe Biden’s $6.8-trillion budget blueprint for fiscal year 2024, which top House… Read More
Florida Marine Transporters will host its 20th annual FMT Charity Golf Ball Bash April 28 at the Beau Chene Country Club in Mandeville, La. The event will begin with a… Read More
After a successful series of Washington, D.C., meetings with high-level federal agency leaders, members of Congress and top cabinet officials, member mayors of the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative… Read More
Stakeholders of the Red River Valley and navigation along the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, which stretches from Shreveport, La., down to Old River Lock at the Mississippi River, gathered February… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, March 27–31. Public meetings will be held by the Mississippi River Commission onboard the mv. Read More
The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen to a stage not seen since the end of May 2022: 11 feet. And while that’s well below… Read More
