The “WOTUS wars” have been pushed out of the headlines in recent months, but on November 17, President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency announced yet another redefinition of “waters of… Read More
Corps of Engineers
The Alabama Port Authority has announced two significant milestones for the Upper Mobile Bay Wetlands Project, the only dedicated beneficial use site in Mobile Bay for maintenance material from the… Read More
This issue features a report of a talk by Susan Olson, founder of Action Intel, to members of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOS) in Paducah, highlighting the potential of… Read More
Port Houston announced the completion of port-led dredging for expanding the Houston Shipping Channel, also known as Project 11, on October 27. All remaining work is now in the hands… Read More
During the annual conference of Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals Inc., held in Milwaukee in October, Seth Lawson of Lawson Marine & Rigging moderated a panel discussion titled “Inland River… Read More
Operators along the Missouri River are meeting the challenges caused by a fourth year in a row of low-water conditions. Michael S. Carpenter, director of vessel operations for Magnolia Marine… Read More
The International Propeller Club, which met for its annual convention in Lyon, France, October 13–15, presented Big River Coalition Executive Director Sean Duffy with a lifetime achievement award… Read More
Low-water conditions are causing issues on many of the country’s navigable rivers, not just on the Lower Mississippi. On the Upper Mississippi, the St. Louis gauge had fallen… Read More
Reactions from waterway-relevant federal agencies to the current government shutdown have ranged from withholding updates to websites to shutting down offices. “Due to a lapse in federal… Read More
Weeks Marine Inc., based in Covington, La., was awarded three dredging contracts for dredging in Kings Bay, Ga., La Porte, Texas, and Venice, La. The first contract, a… Read More
