The threat of widespread strikes by longshore workers is rising again, and this time it’s on the East and Gulf coasts rather than the West Coast. Contracts for the members… Read More
WJ Editorial
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By Chuck Piepmeier Retired information systems manager for McGinnis Inc. Chuck Piepmeier, retired information systems manager for McGinnis Inc., stands with a painting of his namesake vessel. (Photo courtesy… Read More
By Ken Kolb, Special to The Waterways Journal Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea and their disruptive impact on global shipping underscore that the open ocean is a… Read More
Ken Eriksen The fleet of barges plying the inland rivers and waterways of the Mississippi River and Gulf Intracoastal Canal are aging, and that process is not likely to slow… Read More
This week brought the encouraging news that a committee of lawmakers in the California legislature voted 14 to zero for AB 1122, a bill that would require safety testing… Read More
The first session of the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo detailed and celebrated the close collaboration between private barge operators, the Corps of Engineers and Coast Guard in applying… Read More
The United States is a resource-rich country feeding and fueling its people and others around the globe. Farmers across the vast production areas of the U.S. grow an abundance… Read More
As societies search for the best paths to net zero across different fields and sectors, it has become common to read stories in the media about how these sectors… Read More
Thanks to another injection of funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, some major waterways projects are 100 percent fully funded to completion in the latest Corps of Engineers work… Read More
On May 14, a delegation of transportation and logistics counselors from embassies around the world descended upon Memphis, Tenn., to learn about rivers, rails, roads and runways. They got… Read More
