The Coast Guard re-presented a Gold Lifesaving Medal to a hero who saved a woman from drowning at risk to his own life—8 years after the original medal was stolen… Read More
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With the coronavirus outbreak curtailing world trade and the effects of the Phase I trade agreement between the U.S. and China still evolving, it wasn’t too much to hope that… Read More
No one operating barges needed to be told that 2019 was a tough year for the barge industry. Historic flooding on most river systems combined with trade turmoil to bring… Read More
The floods of 2019 set dozens of new records. In the north-central river forecast region, the year 2019 recorded minor flood forecasts for 96 consecutive days; moderate flood forecasts for… Read More
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry, running between Dorena, Mo., and Hickman, Ky., resumed operations November 16 after replacing its rudder, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced. Tammy Hutchinson, executive director of the ferry,… Read More
Higher-than-average releases from all Missouri River Mainstem system projects, including Gavins Point Dam, will continue through November, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced November 6. “Gavins Point releases will… Read More
Built at Evansville, Ind., in 1879, the John R. Hugo was originally listed as a towboat. The wood hull was only 82.6 feet in length by 20 feet in width. Read More
Built in 1887 for a contract cost of $5,800, the packet Matt F. Allen was a product of the Howard Shipyard at Jeffersonville, Ind. Constructed on a wooden hull measuring… Read More
As the harvest season reaches its peak, Corps of Engineer districts are struggling to slowly unclog rivers and resurvey channels that were choked with unprecedented amounts of silt this spring. Read More
On August 12, members of the River Industry Executive Task Force (RIETF) received some unwelcome news from an official with the Rock Island Engineer District at a roundtable in Chicago. Read More
