Most fuel that is in the tanks of trucks is B20+ diesel fuel, a mix of 80 percent petroleum diesel and 20 percent biodiesel. According to the Department of… Read More
Lower Mississippi River
American Cruise Lines (ACL) and the city of Natchez, Miss., broke ground September 16 on a new Mississippi River cruise dock that the company describes as its largest port… Read More
A report on developing Arkansas’ abundant deposits of lithium in underground brine took up a big chunk of the Arkansas Waterways Commission’s September 24 meeting. Fred… Read More
Industry representatives are keeping a close eye out to see if seasonal low-water conditions reach extremes again this year, but recent rainfall has helped. Donnie Williams, chairman of… 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
This year’s El Niño cycle — dubbed a “super El Niño” by some — will reach a climax this fall and winter. The Climate Prediction Center of the National… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District and the sponsors of the Osceola Harbor Expansion Project signed a project partnership agreement (PPA) in August. The local sponsors are the Osceola Port… Read More
The Corps of Engineers announced August 17 that it has granted the long-awaited federal permit authorizing construction of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), clearing the way for the nation’s… Read More
Harrison Crabtree, executive director of World Trade Center New Orleans, joined David Murray, senior editor of The Waterways Journal, for a WJ Talk conversation about Louisiana’s role in… Read More
