A hopper barge has been successfully removed from McAlpine Dam, Ohio Mile 606.8. It was the last of three barges that became pinned against the lower dam after 10 barges… Read More
Louisville Engineer District
• Kristopher Franklin has joined Heartland Barge Management LLC as equipment sales and leasing manager. He has 25 years of experience in the marine industry with an operational background in… Read More
The Louisville Engineer District is employing emergency authority to remove remaining portions of the Green River Lock and Dam 6, near Brownsville, Ky. Lock and dam construction on the Green… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard recommended that industry partners lower their draft in the Ohio River below Smithland, Ky., after at least three groundings at Ohio River Mile 926, known locally… Read More
Rain the weekend of May 7-8 brought about a swift rise on the Ohio River, especially in the upper reaches. Due to the high-water conditions, southbound locking at McAlpine Locks… Read More
Demolition at the former Ohio River locks and dams 52 and 53 in southern Illinois is expected to be complete by the end of the year. While landside demolition was… Read More
In fewer than three weeks, the Corps of Engineers has hauled so much debris from tornado-ravaged Graves County, Ky., that it is the equivalent of a football field piled 30… Read More
Following two years of repairs, the auxiliary chamber at Markland Locks and Dam in Warsaw, Ky., has reopened to navigation traffic. The chamber was originally closed due to an issue… Read More
Bill Chapman could have retired years ago, but he wasn’t done making a difference. Chapman, 62, of Crestwood, Ky., said before he left his job as chief of operations and… Read More
The removal of a Green River Lock and Dam unused for the past 70 years will improve safety, allow better environmental conditions and create a new recreation space for users… Read More
