SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) is proposing a multimodal cargo facility in Vermilion Parish, La., that would connect the inland waterways to the state highway system. Vermilion Parish… Read More
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking bids or reviewing proposals for several maintenance-dredging projects along the Gulf Coast, including work on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and navigation… Read More
Turn Services announced September 14 that it has completed its acquisition of St. John Fleeting LLC and its affiliated companies. The acquisition combines St. John Fleeting’s 50-year presence… Read More
Harvey Lock, Lower Mississippi River mile 98.3, has closed to navigation because of low Mississippi River stages and reverse head risks to the lock gates. The Corps of… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has released a draft environmental assessment for a proposed navigation channel deepening project connecting the Port of Iberia, La., with the Gulf. The… Read More
Replacement of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock in New Orleans, La., is another step closer with the signing of key paperwork, the Corps of Engineers announced September… Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District has established $190 million in new contract capacity for hopper and pipeline dredging along the Texas coast, giving the district a pool of… Read More
Aging infrastructure, federal funding, hurricane readiness and a new effort to manage the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway more cohesively dominated discussion at the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association’s 2026 annual seminar. Read More
The Waterways Journal recently sat down with Paul Dittman, president of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA), for a wide-ranging discussion about the waterway, its importance and its future,… Read More
After 70 years of study, review and development, the Corps of Engineers is moving closer to building a new Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock on the Gulf Intracoastal… Read More


