The main span of a new bridge over the Ohio River was built on the riverbank and recently floated in by barge before being lifted into place as part of… Read More
Archive: May 2021
Call it the Great Canoe Race. This month, two canoe teams, each made up of four paddlers, have been vying to break a long-standing Guinness World Record for “fastest time… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Biden administration announced a “temporary and targeted” waiver of the Jones Act in response to eastern seaboard oil supply constraints. That announcement came as part of a week-long… Read More
The American Society of Civil Engineers released its Infrastructure Report Card, giving America’s infrastructure a dismal grade of C-, on March 3. The report helped to galvanize interest in the… Read More
(Note: This is an updated and expanded version of a story that was initially posted on Waterwaysjournal.net May 12. This story will be updated as needed.) The Coast Guard closed… Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc. reported net income of $0.9 million for the first quarter of 2021, compared to net income of $2.7 million for the first quarter of 2020. Headquartered in Houston,… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, on May 4 reported net income of $8.8 million for the first quarter of… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company has expanded its operations, opening a new Mid-South branch in Paducah, Ky. Brennan is a fourth-generation, family-owned marine construction firm headquartered in La Crosse, Wis., with additional… Read More
The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which have hit the oil industry especially hard, and the effects of the major winter storm in February combined to hit the earnings… Read More
The National Coast Guard Museum Association will host a virtual panel discussion May 13 titled “Stories That Matter: Keeping Commerce Flowing Year-Round Through Changing Conditions on Inland Waterways.” The event… Read More
