LeBeouf Bros. Towing, a Bourg, La.-based owner and operator of close to 50 towing vessels and twice that many barges, held a christening ceremony June 14 in New… Read More
Mississippi River
A study carried out by two agricultural economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has quantified the effects of 2022’s low water on the Mississippi… Read More
The Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMRCM) has been paused after receiving no funds in the Corps of Engineers’ FY 2025 work plan. The project team was also notified… Read More
Recently returned from the Inland Marine Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Ken Eriksen, principal of Polaris Consulting and a senior leader and strategic adviser in commodities, supply chain, logistics and transportation,… Read More
The Waterways Journal is pleased to announce that the 2025 IRR Commodities Report and IRR Barge Fleet Profile are both available for order by phone and online. Read More
For the ninth consecutive year, commodities moving on the inland waterways were lower than the previous year. Barge volumes for 2023, as reported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers… Read More
The St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District (St. Bernard Port) and Associated Terminals hosted a dedication ceremony May 14 for the Chalmette Slip Rehabilitation Project, marking a major… Read More
This column has often referenced St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Company, which was established by Herman Pott and others in 1933. The shipyard occupied the site of the former Rohan… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District recently awarded Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company, White Hall, Ark., a $19,473,663 firm-fixed-price contract for stone placement to reduce the flow being diverted from… Read More
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 9:20 p.m. April 27 of a collision between the mv. Ginny Stone, a 200-foot by 50-foot towboat owned by American River… Read More
