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Ivey To Lead Tenn-Tom Authority In 2021

January 8, 2021

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority has named Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey as the group’s chair for 2021. Ivey, who became governor in 2017 after former Gov. Robert Bentley resigned, is… Read More

Great Lakes Announces $59.8 Million In Contracts, Continuing Impressive Third Quarter

November 2, 2020

Oak Brook, Ill.-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has announced five newly awarded contracts totaling $59.8 million, which brings the company’s total contracts awarded in the third quarter of… Read More

Tenn-Tom Waterway Sees Vital Dredging, Lock Maintenance In 2020 Jamie Whitten Lock during its closure and dewatering earlier this summer. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

Jamie Whitten Lock during its closure and dewatering earlier this summer. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

Tenn-Tom Waterway Sees Vital Dredging, Lock Maintenance In 2020

September 21, 2020

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, the shortcut between the Tennessee River in the north and Mobile Harbor and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in the south, is wrapping up a busy dredging and… Read More

Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association Holds Virtual Seminar

August 15, 2020

Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) gathered around their respective computers and smart devices August 6 for the association’s 115th… Read More

Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association Holds Annual Meeting Socially distanced attendees at the annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association. (Photo courtesy of Larry Merrihew)

Socially distanced attendees at the annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association. (Photo courtesy of Larry Merrihew)

Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association Holds Annual Meeting

July 24, 2020

Operators, managers and stakeholders of the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway gathered at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Ala., July 14–16 for the annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA). Read More

Mobile Harbor Agreement Signed Col. Sebastien Joly and John Driscoll sign project agreement to deepen the Port of Mobile to 50 feet. (Photo courtesy of Alabama State Port Authority)

Col. Sebastien Joly and John Driscoll sign project agreement to deepen the Port of Mobile to 50 feet. (Photo courtesy of Alabama State Port Authority)

Mobile Harbor Agreement Signed

June 19, 2020

Mobile Engineer District Commander Col. Sebastien Joly and John Driscoll, director and CEO of the Alabama State Port Authority, met June 17 to sign the project partnership agreement (PPE) for… Read More

Port Of Mobile Completes Expansion Of Container Terminal The terminal extension is part of a $50 million expansion project to reduce vessel berthing conflicts.

The terminal extension is part of a $50 million expansion project to reduce vessel berthing conflicts.

Port Of Mobile Completes Expansion Of Container Terminal

April 20, 2020

The Alabama State Port Authority announced completion March 20 of a 400-foot extension to the APM Terminals Mobile container terminal. The extension, part of a $50 million Phase 3 expansion… Read More

Mobile Harbor Capital Project Receives Full Federal Funding Mobile-Harbor-1

Mobile Harbor Capital Project Receives Full Federal Funding

April 8, 2020

In early February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) work plan for Civil Works appropriations, which included $700,000 for the Pre-Construction, Engineering and… Read More

Port of Mobile Welcomes Its Largest Bulk Carrier The bulk carrier Maran Courage was loaded with 133,000 short tons of coal at the McDuffie Coal Terminal.

The bulk carrier Maran Courage was loaded with 133,000 short tons of coal at the McDuffie Coal Terminal.

Port of Mobile Welcomes Its Largest Bulk Carrier

March 23, 2020

The Alabama State Port Authority announced it has welcomed the largest bulk cargo ship ever to call on the Port of Mobile. The bulk carrier Maran Courage measures more than… Read More

LMR Ship Channel, Mobile Harbor Funded For Deepening The Corps’ 2020 work plan includes $85.35 million to initiate the first phase of deepening the Mississippi River from the Baton Rouge, La., to the Gulf of Mexico to 50 feet. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

The Corps’ 2020 work plan includes $85.35 million to initiate the first phase of deepening the Mississippi River from the Baton Rouge, La., to the Gulf of Mexico to 50 feet. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

LMR Ship Channel, Mobile Harbor Funded For Deepening

February 14, 2020

For ports, terminals and stakeholders along two of the South’s major waterways, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2020 work plan, released February 10, marks a major milestone in the… Read More