Missouri River Towing has grown from a small extension of Hermann Sand & Gravel’s dredging business into a four-vessel towing operation serving customers throughout the Missouri River corridor. Read More
Kansas City
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
In mid-March, the Northwestern Engineer Division began increasing releases at Gavins Point Dam, mile 811.1 on the Missouri River. The releases had been at 12,000 cubic feet per second over… Read More
The Kansas Citys Levees project held a groundbreaking ceremony October 13 at the Central Industrial District Levee Unit, marking the start of the levee raising phase of the $529… Read More
After completing the design phase three years earlier than planned, the Kansas City Engineer District has awarded the fourth and final construction contract to improve the Kansas City Levees… Read More
(Note: an earlier version of this story had the incorrect species that was removed from the Endangered Species List earlier this year. It is corrected in the version below.)… Read More
We recently covered the opening of an $11 million grain terminal at the port of Blencoe, Iowa, funded by a farm co-op. The opening of the terminal will… Read More
The Kansas City Engineer District announced May 1 further progress and more contracts awarded in its levee rehabilitation program. It said 66 levee systems are on target for repairs, some… Read More
Col. William Hannan Jr. Command of the Kansas City Engineer District was transferred July 19 from Col. Douglas Guttormsen to Col. William Hannan Jr. in a formal ceremony… Read More
Among the many speakers at the Missouri River Navigators meeting in Kansas City February 13, Jon Stephens, the new president and CEO of Port KC, told the crowd about… Read More
