The Nashville Engineer District has awarded employees who supported back-to-back repairs at Wilson and Pickwick locks with its Hedgehog Award, recognizing excellence in the performance of their duties. Nearly 50… Read More
Tennessee River
The need for funding for waterways projects will take center stage during the annual meeting of the Tennessee River Valley Association and Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council in January. The meeting is… Read More
Northport, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company christened a pair of towboats October 14 on the left descending bank of the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, not far from the company’s headquarters. Read More
Like the towboats moving along the nation’s rivers, American Cruise Lines (ACL) vessels are American owned, built and crewed. Cassandra Caldwell, ACL’s government affairs manager for the Mississippi River and… Read More
A coalition of powerful interests is lining up to oppose a proposed merger between two of the nation’s largest Class 1 railroads, Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS). Opponents… Read More
The interim guide wall was completed and the main navigational chamber reopened the evening of July 24 at Wilson Lock and Dam at Tennessee River Mile 259.4 near Florence, Ala. Read More
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the awarding of grants July 21 totaling $8.75 million through the Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant program. The grants target projects that a focus on… Read More
A temporary guide wall made from three ocean-going spud barges is being installed at Wilson Locks and Dam on the Tennessee River after Vessel Repair of Port Arthur, Texas, partnered… Read More
A Tennessee Valley Authority tow passes through the main chamber of Wilson Locks and Dam. The lock chamber officially reopened to navigation July 2 after being closed since September 25. Read More
Wilson Lock’s main navigational chamber could return to service as soon as June 30, more than a week ahead of the July 8 anticipated reopening. Read More
