When the owners of the casino boat Argosy IV needed to move their vessel from Wood River, Ill., to New Orleans, La., they contracted with Seven Point Marine Services. Read More
Illinois
The Calhoun Ferry Company, which operates several ferries from Calhoun County, Ill.—a long, narrow peninsula located between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers—is having a busy summer. The… Read More
The barge and towing industry can expect further delays in operations at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam on the Upper Mississippi River near Alton, Ill., until August 17. Read More
Mayors of Mississippi River cities are warning that China’s tariffs on U.S. farm products, especially soybeans, made in response to the Trump administration’s tariffs on a range of Chinese… Read More
Louisville Engineer District personnel are continuing to test new equipment that will raise the wickets at Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near Olmsted, Ill. The wicket lifter… Read More
Col. Steve Sattinger became the 49th Rock Island Engineer District commander May 24 in a change-of-command ceremony at the Clock Tower Building on Arsenal Island in Rock Island, Ill. Read More
The struggling river town of Cairo, Ill., will get $1 million to support a project to revive it as a river port in the Illinois state budget signed June 4… Read More
The Coast Guard located a motor vessel with 49 people aboard after one of the passengers called 911 stating she was concerned that the operator had become disoriented… Read More
Master Marine, Bayou la Batre, Ala., announced May 10 that it has delivered the mv. Sam P. Hise to Waterfont Services Company. It is the third of four 67-… 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… Read More
