The Pittsburgh Engineer District has announced the award of a $12.9 million contract for the installation of two new dam lift gates and a new control system at Montgomery Locks… Read More
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The venerable Daytona, a fixture in the liquid trade for most of its 46-year history, is entering a new chapter in its life as the Stacy Lynn upon joining the… Read More
The Manitowoc 230-ton crane Brad Busatto purchased recently—as part of a derrick boat he is in the process of assembling—bears little resemblance to the one he manned as a high… Read More
What’s the best way to calculate the many benefits of our inland waterways system to businesses and communities? The recent Waterways Symposium held in Pittsburgh had many highlights. One of… Read More
The 16th Annual Waterways Symposium, held in Pittsburgh, Pa. November 7–8, once again offered a packed schedule of substantive, thought-provoking presentations on topics of interest to the inland waterways industry. … Read More
Montgomery Lock and Dam, located on the Ohio River in Monaca, Pa., 32 miles downriver from Pittsburgh, was temporarily closed after a dredge’s spud apparently struck its sill, according to… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that a failure to properly maintain a fleeting area on the Ohio River was the cause of a January 2018 incident in which… Read More
When Jon Mihalic’s last cable crane operator retired recently, he knew the time had come to also retire the aging Manitowoc 4000 crane from his barge dock. “You can’t find… Read More
United States Steel Corporation announced May 2 that it will invest more than $1 billion to construct a new sustainable endless casting and rolling facility at its Edgar Thomson Plant… Read More
The Ports of Indiana has received recognition from Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao for its leadership role in the development and advancement of the Marine Highway M-35/M-70 container-on-barge service… Read More
