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Tenn-Tom Holds Ribbon Cutting For New Headquarters Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway officials and stakeholders cut the ribbon for a new Waterway Management Center in Columbus, Miss. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway officials and stakeholders cut the ribbon for a new Waterway Management Center in Columbus, Miss. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Tenn-Tom Holds Ribbon Cutting For New Headquarters

October 13, 2023

The Mobile Engineer District’s Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway project management team held a ribbon cutting and grand opening October 5 for the waterway’s new Waterway Management Center, located on a bluff overlooking… Read More

Towboat Crew Rescued After Rock Dike Allision

February 24, 2023

First responders rescued six people from a towboat February 17 after it became stuck on a rock dike in the Lower Mississippi River near Columbus, Ky. Hickman County (Ky.) 911… Read More

MarAd Announces $703 Million In Port Infrastructure Grants

November 4, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $703 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory October 28. PIDP grants are… Read More

River Museums Weathering Coronavirus Pandemic Hardships Directional arrows guide the footsteps of a visitor at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium)

Directional arrows guide the footsteps of a visitor at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium)

River Museums Weathering Coronavirus Pandemic Hardships

August 21, 2020

Although many of those who work on the river are considered essential workers, and shoreside businesses have begun to slowly reopen under various state guidelines, river museums are still seeing… Read More

New Advocacy Group Formed To Promote Ohio River Commerce Members of the Ohio River Coalition of Ohio, which was formed in Columbus, Ohio, on May 1.

New Advocacy Group Formed To Promote Ohio River Commerce

May 17, 2019

On May 1, a group of various stakeholders from industry, trade associations, port authorities, metropolitan and rural planning organizations, and other Ohio River stakeholders met to form the Ohio River… Read More

C.J. Mahan Construction Reflects On Olmsted Project C.J. Mahan Construction Company completed several projects at Olmsted from 2014 to 2016. Some of the projects included the replacement of hydraulic cylinders on eight miter gates and culvert valves in the lock chambers and the installation of an automated control system for locking operations.

C.J. Mahan Construction Company completed several projects at Olmsted from 2014 to 2016. Some of the projects included the replacement of hydraulic cylinders on eight miter gates and culvert valves in the lock chambers and the installation of an automated control system for locking operations.

C.J. Mahan Construction Reflects On Olmsted Project

August 31, 2018

In 2014, C.J. Mahan Construction Company out of Columbus, Ohio, was contracted by the Corps to do several projects at Olmsted Locks and Dam. The project consisted of replacing hydraulic… Read More

NTSB: Pilot’s Underestimation Of Current Caused Todd Brown Sinking

June 7, 2018

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a report on the sinking of the 1,800 hp. mv. Todd Brown on April 17, 2017, that concluded that the probable cause of… Read More