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Bergeron Receives WEDA Lifetime Achievement Award Ray Bergeron, center, receives the WEDA 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award during the association’s 2024 Dredging Summit and Expo. With him are Matt Binsfeld (left), president of WEDA, and Ken Humanic, who presented the award. (Photo by Judith Powers)

Ray Bergeron, center, receives the WEDA 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award during the association’s 2024 Dredging Summit and Expo. With him are Matt Binsfeld (left), president of WEDA, and Ken Humanic, who presented the award. (Photo by Judith Powers)

Bergeron Receives WEDA Lifetime Achievement Award

August 2, 2024

For Ray Bergeron, what started as a summer job during college grew into a career that has spanned more than 60 years. Bergeron, 80, of Trenton, Mich., founded Cable Arm,… Read More

Washington Waves for July 29, 2024

July 26, 2024

Washington, D.C.—The House overwhelmingly approved its version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 that authorizes 161 new feasibility studies for locally proposed projects and 12 projects that… Read More

Dangerous Condition of the Pilottown Anchorage

July 26, 2024

The Pilottown Anchorage is the lowermost anchorage on the Mississippi River Ship Channel. The anchorage is intended to provide a safe location for vessels with a draft of 45 feet… Read More

Washington Waves for July 22, 2024

July 19, 2024

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) is seeking information on the types of planning guidance, documents, datasets and federal funding opportunities used in planning for long-term… Read More

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Horizons: Tank Barges And The GIWW

July 12, 2024

Ken Eriksen Stretching 1,200 miles between Brownsville, Texas, and St. Marks, Fla., the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) connects many cities, including Houston, New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., and the Mississippi… Read More

Brandon Road Project To Move Forward A graphic shows details of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, designed to prevent the spread of invasive carp from the rivers to the Great Lakes. It was announced July 1 that a project partnership agreement has been signed to move the project forward. (Graphic courtesy of the Rock Island Engineer District)

A graphic shows details of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, designed to prevent the spread of invasive carp from the rivers to the Great Lakes. It was announced July 1 that a project partnership agreement has been signed to move the project forward. (Graphic courtesy of the Rock Island Engineer District)

Brandon Road Project To Move Forward

July 3, 2024

Construction is set to begin on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on a new schedule designed to prevent millions of dollars in delays to the navigation industry. After months of… Read More

Key House Committee Voted Overwhelmingly Washington Waves

Key House Committee Voted Overwhelmingly

June 28, 2024

Washington, D.C.—A key House committee voted overwhelmingly to advance its version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 that authorizes 160 new feasibility studies for locally proposed projects and… Read More

Louisiana Governor Has Aggressive Port, Waterways Agenda

June 17, 2024

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill on June 11 to enact a key part of his aggressive economic development agenda for his state—a plan in which a revamp of… Read More

Testing Underway On Great Lakes Voyage Information System G3 Marquis at Welland Canal (Photo by Bill Salton Photography)

Testing Underway On Great Lakes Voyage Information System

June 17, 2024

In a joint effort between the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and the U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), testing is now underway on a… Read More

Upcoming Congressional Spending Bills That Impact The Waterways Industry Washington Waves

Upcoming Congressional Spending Bills That Impact The Waterways Industry

November 3, 2023

Separate fiscal year 2024 spending measures that impact the waterways industry passed both chambers of Congress, but Democrats warn only one enjoys the type of bipartisan support to make it… Read More