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Mississippi River Commission Announces Schedule

March 25, 2022

The motor vessel Mississippi is making its annual high-water tour and inspection of the Mississippi River. Public meetings will be held by the Mississippi River Commission on board the mv. Read More

Ensley Engineer Yard Plans Modernization Of Drydocks The Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, Tenn., is a full-service marine maintenance facility operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for federal vessels. The primary mission of Ensley and its staff is to keep personnel and equipment ready to respond at a moment’s notice to emergencies that may arise along the Mississippi River. (Photo by David Ray)

The Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, Tenn., is a full-service marine maintenance facility operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for federal vessels. The primary mission of Ensley and its staff is to keep personnel and equipment ready to respond at a moment’s notice to emergencies that may arise along the Mississippi River. (Photo by David Ray)

Ensley Engineer Yard Plans Modernization Of Drydocks

March 21, 2022

With the contract awarded for a new drydock and one of its existing drydocks recently refurbished, the Ensley Engineer Yard expects to improve efficiency in its maintenance and repair of… Read More

Golding Family To Donate Riverside Land For New Vicksburg Park John Reid Golding at site of future community park in Vicksburg on land to be donated by the Golding family.

John Reid Golding at site of future community park in Vicksburg on land to be donated by the Golding family.

Golding Family To Donate Riverside Land For New Vicksburg Park

February 25, 2022

Vicksburg, Miss., will soon have a new community park on the Mississippi River, thanks to a donation from Vicksburg’s own Golding family. Golding Barge Line (GBL) has operated out of… Read More

RiverWorks Discovery Holds Who Works The Rivers In Vicksburg Standing before of a Corps survey boat, Bert Turcotte, Andy Hall and Michael Dale of the Vicksburg Engineer District’s operations department describes for students the careers available in the river operations field. (USACE photo by Vanessa Barnes)

Standing before of a Corps survey boat, Bert Turcotte, Andy Hall and Michael Dale of the Vicksburg Engineer District’s operations department describes for students the careers available in the river operations field. (USACE photo by Vanessa Barnes)

RiverWorks Discovery Holds Who Works The Rivers In Vicksburg

February 25, 2022

Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, Miss., hosted a Who Works the Rivers (WWR) career discovery day February 11, with about 150 high school juniors and seniors from five area schools… Read More

Federal Marine Terminals Repurposes Tenn-Tom Port Federal Marine Terminals Inc. has taken over the operation of Port Itawamba on the Tennessee-Tombigbee River at Mile 390.0. The company plans to refocus the port toward bulk and breakbulk cargoes. (Photo courtesy of Federal Marine Terminals Inc.)

Federal Marine Terminals Inc. has taken over the operation of Port Itawamba on the Tennessee-Tombigbee River at Mile 390.0. The company plans to refocus the port toward bulk and breakbulk cargoes. (Photo courtesy of Federal Marine Terminals Inc.)

Federal Marine Terminals Repurposes Tenn-Tom Port

December 3, 2021

With the operation of its first terminal on the inland waterways, Federal Marine Terminals Inc. (FMT) is refocusing the business plan for an existing port. FMT took over the operation… Read More

IRPT Conference Brings Together Port, Terminal Reps Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was a keynote speaker at the annual Inland River, Ports and Terminals conference in Biloxi, Miss. (Photo by Dee Dee Whittaker)

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves was a keynote speaker at the annual Inland River, Ports and Terminals conference in Biloxi, Miss. (Photo by Dee Dee Whittaker)

IRPT Conference Brings Together Port, Terminal Reps

October 29, 2021

The importance of the inland waterway system now and into the future was the focus of the annual Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT) conference October 18-21. Waterway, port… Read More

Tenn-Tom Lock Renaming Honors Late Senator The newly named Thad Cochran Lock & Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway at Mile 371.1, near Amory, Miss. The lock was formerly called the Amory Lock. It was renamed to honor the late senator. (Photo courtesy of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority)

The newly named Thad Cochran Lock & Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway at Mile 371.1, near Amory, Miss. The lock was formerly called the Amory Lock. It was renamed to honor the late senator. (Photo courtesy of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority)

Tenn-Tom Lock Renaming Honors Late Senator

October 22, 2021

A Mississippi Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway has been renamed in honor of the late Sen. Thad Cochran. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Authority and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a… Read More

Parts Of Two Bonnet Carré Lawsuits Dismissed

September 25, 2021

A federal judge in Mississippi ruled September 13 in two separate cases that his court did not have the authority to order the Corps of Engineers to conduct an environmental… Read More

The Steamer City Of Natchez The palatial sidewheeler City of Natchez. (Keith Norrington collection)

The Steamer City Of Natchez

August 27, 2021

The Old Boat Column this week presents a steamboat named for a renowned river city. Known internationally as a quaint Southern town with a rich culture, the little river town… Read More

Mississippi River Commission Sets Schedule For Public Meetings

August 4, 2021

The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) has announced the schedule for its annual low-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River. Four public meetings will be held aboard the mv. Mississippi in select towns… Read More