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Another Stress Point In Inland System WJ Editorial

Another Stress Point In Inland System

February 12, 2024

Demopolis Lock, located on the Tombigbee River just below its confluence with the Black Warrior River, has been in a non-scheduled closure since January 16 and is now expected to… Read More

Miter Sill Concrete Failure Forces Demopolis Lock Closure Water pours into Demopolis Lock after an apparent concrete failure in a miter gate sill.

Water pours into Demopolis Lock after an apparent concrete failure in a miter gate sill.

Miter Sill Concrete Failure Forces Demopolis Lock Closure

January 19, 2024

The Mobile Engineer District has announced an emergency closure of Demopolis Lock, located near Demopolis, Ala., just below where the Black Warrior River enters the Tombigbee River, following a concrete… Read More

Tenn-Tom Waterway Sees Increased Interest The first five barges of Chinese-made equipment for the new Ford Motor Company battery plant being built in Haywood County, Tenn., were rerouted via the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway because of low water on the Lower Mississippi. The equipment was unloaded at Yellow Creek Port, with two terminals in Burnsville and Iuka, Miss. (Photo courtesy of Yellow Creek Port)

The first five barges of Chinese-made equipment for the new Ford Motor Company battery plant being built in Haywood County, Tenn., were rerouted via the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway because of low water on the Lower Mississippi. The equipment was unloaded at Yellow Creek Port, with two terminals in Burnsville and Iuka, Miss. (Photo courtesy of Yellow Creek Port)

Tenn-Tom Waterway Sees Increased Interest

November 22, 2023

While low-water conditions have hampered transit on the Lower Mississippi River for months, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is not dealing with the same circumstances. Mitch Mays, administrator of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway… Read More

Industry, Corps To Host Familiarization Tour Of Tenn-Tom Waterway

September 19, 2023

The Tennessee-Tombigbee (Tenn-Tom) Waterway Development Authority and the Mobile Engineer District are hosting a familiarization tour of the Tenn-Tom Waterway next month. The two-day event will begin October 5 with… Read More

Forty-First Tenn-Tom Waterway Conference Draws Large Crowd Nelson Sanchez, operations division chief for the Mobile Engineer District. (photo by Frank McCormack)

Nelson Sanchez, operations division chief for the Mobile Engineer District. (photo by Frank McCormack)

Forty-First Tenn-Tom Waterway Conference Draws Large Crowd

August 25, 2023

Managers, operators and stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) gathered in Point Clear, Ala., on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay August 9–11 at the Grand Hotel for the 41st… Read More

Tenn-Tom Conference Set For August 9–12 TTW

Tenn-Tom Conference Set For August 9–12

June 23, 2023

Stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) will gather in Point Clear, Ala., on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay at the Grand Hotel on August 9–11 for the 41st annual… Read More

Mobile District Christens New Survey Boat Cindy Zaiontz-DeFelice, daughter of Agnes Zaiontz, christens the new vessel on April 28. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

Cindy Zaiontz-DeFelice, daughter of Agnes Zaiontz, christens the new vessel on April 28. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

Mobile District Christens New Survey Boat

May 12, 2023

The Mobile Engineer District, along with officials from the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority, christened the new survey vessel Miss Agnes April 28 in Columbus, Miss. The 28-foot Miss Agnes is… Read More

Beshear Elected Tenn-Tom Authority Chairman Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

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