The initial images from Algiers Lock in New Orleans back in the summer, following a July 4 allision, certainly made an impression. Around 6 p.m. that day, the… Read More
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A load of pipe believed to be one of the largest tows to move north on the Missouri River in years was recently delivered to Nebraska City, Neb. Read More
Associated Terminals, a leading stevedore and terminal operator on the Lower Mississippi River and the exclusive operator of the Port of South Louisiana’s Globalplex Intermodal Terminal, held a dedication ceremony November… Read More
With little to no remaining upriver storage, it will take rain, and plenty of it, for the river to rise, but long-range forecasts offer hope. Randy Chamness, co-chairman of the… Read More
Although the Mississippi River remains extremely low, flows below Baton Rouge, along with mitigation efforts by the New Orleans Engineer District, continue to hold at bay salt water intruding… Read More
The fight against record-breaking low water in the mid-Mississippi Valley and updates on construction projects dominated the Inland Waterways Users Board meeting October 19. The meeting was held… Read More
Michael Breslin is the director of safety and sustainability at The American Waterways Operators (AWO). Before joining AWO in 2021, he spent nearly 13 years at Turn Services,… Read More
In the September 18, 2023, issue of The Waterways Journal, this column detailed the Kansas City Socony and mentioned that it had initiated the first oil tow into… Read More
Recent articles in some New Orleans news sources have questioned the role of deepening the Mississippi River shipping channel in the intrusion of the saltwater wedge upriver. The stories… Read More
When the New Orleans Engineer District updated its salt water wedge tracker October 9, the leading edge—or toe—of the wedge intruding from the Gulf of Mexico had retreated back… Read More
