The American Road and Builders Transportation Association (ARTBA) is celebrating America’s 250th birthday by commemorating the 250 most important transportation infrastructure projects in our history. The list, called “Connecting… Read More
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Connie Flatt, who managed the Nashville Engineer District’s Operations and Maintenance program and administered more than $150 million in O&M projects annually, retired March 31 after 46 years of… Read More
The Tennessee River Valley Association (TRVA) and Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council will hold their joint 59th annual meeting March 23 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Franklin Cool Springs in Franklin,… Read More
Joseph Powell didn’t set out to become an educator. However, as security manager at the Port of Pascagoula, he’s become an advocate for maritime workforce development—taking a program designed for… Read More
A winter storm that hit much of the inland waterways system January 24-26 continued to cause impacts a week later, with below-freezing temperatures persisting in many areas. Ohio River One… Read More
Over the past year, the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway has marked a number of 40th anniversary milestones. On December 12, 1984, Corps of Engineers contractors removed the last section of earth separating… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee (Tenn-Tom) Waterway Development Authority, a four-state compact made up of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, will hold its 43rd annual conference August 13–15 at the Grand Hotel Marriott… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $40 million to Dyersburg, Tenn.-based Inland Dredging Company LLC for the rental of a 24-inch cutterhead dredge with operator. Read More
As with the last column, a photo shared by a friend recently stirred many memories. It was of a vessel headed to a final resting place after a long career… Read More
Capt. Jesse Rogers Few people know the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway as well as Capt. Jesse Rogers and his crew. Rogers is captain of the mv. Tenn-Tom, the Corps of Engineers-owned towboat… Read More
