The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association USA (WISTA USA) opened its 11th chapter, Great Lakes / Midwest Region Chapter, and welcomed its 700th member earlier this year. The chapter… Read More
Great Lakes
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Coast Guard’s first large-scale study in 30 years on why women leave the service at higher rates than men listed experiences with poor leadership, a scarcity of… Read More
The U.S. Army announced 43 promotions and personnel shifts on February 19, including some important shifts within the Corps of Engineers. Maj. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, the current commanding general… Read More
Private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners announced February 21 that it is acquiring Andrie LLC, a Michigan-based Jones Act bulk transporter of specialty products including liquid asphalt, cement, light oil… Read More
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) announced January 14 that it had closed on the purchase of sister ships Victory I and Victory II from Sunstone Ships Inc., in addition to the Victory brand. The… Read More
Dredging has kicked off stage two for one of the largest remediation projects that has ever been done in Canada. The contract for the Randle Reef Environmental Remediation Project dredge… Read More
For our Special Theme on Inland Waterways (lakes and rivers), I talked with many agencies about beneficial use in Ohio harbors. The state is taking major strides in finding innovative… Read More
An often-overlooked aspect of the river transportation industry is dredging or the excavation of river bottoms and shores. Not only is dredging crucial to maintaining the depth and width of… Read More
Illinois is willing to work with the Corps of Engineers on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Asian carp control project—but it wants to keep talking about the best ways… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held Great Lakes “Shallow Draft Recreational Harbor” meetings in April at multiple locations throughout the Great Lakes region, and via web and teleconference. The focus… Read More
