By any measure, the Columbia and Snake river system is a very different operating environment from the Mississippi, Ohio and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Cargo mixes differ. Tow configurations differ. Infrastructure… Read More
Columbia River
By an inherited quirk of accepted usage, the Mississippi River and its tributary system are still sometimes referred to as “the Western Rivers,” harkening back to a time when the… Read More
American Cruise Lines (ACL) recently announced that its newest cruise vessel, the American Encore, has successfully passed its sea trials. The vessel has left Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland and is… Read More
From the crest of the Rocky Mountains along the Continental Divide and the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range flows one of North America’s great river systems: the Columbia River… Read More
Neil Maunu has been executive director of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA) for the better part of three years. He was the guest on the most recent WJ Talk… Read More
The Columbia-Snake River system remains a critical export corridor but faces ongoing legal, regulatory and economic pressures, according to the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA). In an interview… Read More
American Cruises Lines (ACL) has announced plans to offer three new river itineraries, including the first-ever nine-day Arkansas River cruise between Tulsa, Okla., and Memphis, Tenn. Other itineraries will include… Read More
On June 12, President Donald Trump revoked an agreement by the Biden administration that opened a pathway to demolishing four dams on the Lower Snake River in the Pacific Northwest. Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) “urgently” recommended March 20 that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse… Read More
The inland waterways system is “the natural gem of the United States,” but water transportation isn’t in the public eye as much as highway, rail and air transport, said Deb… Read More
