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State Of The Industry: Open Waters Ahead As Barge Industry Stays Course For 2021 State of the Waterways Industry 2021

State Of The Industry: Open Waters Ahead As Barge Industry Stays Course For 2021

January 15, 2021

After almost a year into the most devastating pandemic in modern times, the internet is swarming with memes about the year 2020 and how bad it’s been. As this… Read More

Congress Passes Resilience Loan Fund Measure

December 28, 2020

Both houses of Congress passed a measure long sought by flood-vulnerable towns and rivers bordering the Mississippi River: the Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act. The bill was passed on… Read More

Spellmon Sworn In As Chief Of Engineers Lt. Gen Scott Spellmon was sworn in as Chief of Engineers September 10 in a change of command ceremony, replacing Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, who retired. (Corps of Engineers photo)

Lt. Gen Scott Spellmon was sworn in as Chief of Engineers September 10 in a change of command ceremony, replacing Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, who retired. (Corps of Engineers photo)

Spellmon Sworn In As Chief Of Engineers

September 11, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, the 54th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 2016, retired and was succeeded by Lt. Gen. Read More

Olmsted Project Wins Major Engineering Award The $3 billion Olmsted Locks and Dam became fully operational in August 2018. The Louisville district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently won a top 10 national award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for the project.

The $3 billion Olmsted Locks and Dam became fully operational in August 2018. The Louisville district of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently won a top 10 national award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for the project.

Olmsted Project Wins Major Engineering Award

March 23, 2020

The Olmsted Locks and Dam project has received a national award as one of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ top 10 outstanding engineering projects. Officials representing the… Read More

Semonite Gets Top Engineering Award The OPAL award was presented on March 14, during ASCE’s annual OPAL Gala in Arlington, Va. Shown: Lt. Gen. Semonite poses with Thomas W. Smith III, ASCE executive director, and Robin A. Kemper, ASCE 2019 president. (Jason Dixon Photography)

The OPAL award was presented on March 14, during ASCE’s annual OPAL Gala in Arlington, Va. Shown: Lt. Gen. Semonite poses with Thomas W. Smith III, ASCE executive director, and Robin A. Kemper, ASCE 2019 president. (Jason Dixon Photography)

Semonite Gets Top Engineering Award

March 21, 2019

Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, was recently honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as one of five… Read More

Hope Persists For Infrastructure Package Washington Waves

Hope Persists For Infrastructure Package

February 8, 2019

Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump once again used his annual State of the Union address to express his eagerness to work with Congress on delivering a major infrastructure investment package,… Read More