In 1983, famed ocean explorer and oceanographer Jacques Cousteau sailed his research vessel Calypso down the Mississippi River, sparking a conversation that continues to this day about rivers, their health… Read More
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Members of the River Industry Action Committee (RIAC), along with towing company captains, met with Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers officials on June 29 in St. Louis to hear… Read More
Highlighting the importance of improving safety through technology use and continuing to fund navigation projects, Sean Duffy and Paul Rohde led the audience at the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) through… Read More
“The towing industry is a leader in supply chain integrity, sustainability and employment opportunity,” Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of The American Waterways Operators, proclaimed in kicking off the Inland… Read More
Washington, D.C.—After a year-long suspension, the Inland Waterways Users Board is scheduled to meet on April 20 in its first meeting since being reactivated. Open to the public, the meeting… Read More
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in November, is pushing a “tsunami” of federal funding out the door during the next five… Read More
The Corps of Engineers project team in charge of the Lock & Dam 25 construction is moving ahead, while reconfiguring its plans now that it has full funding. Mike Feldman,… Read More
Member mayors of the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) from Louisiana, Mississippi and Illinois gathered in St. Louis January 31 with Waterways Council Inc. to profile the transformative… Read More
Federal and local elected officials from Iowa and Illinois, media and guests got the rare opportunity to stand on Mississippi River bedrock and see (and, for some, crawl into) the… Read More
Publications and politicians all over the country are touting the funds their regions have received from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). For this editorial, let’s focus on… Read More
