HPC Hamburg Port Consulting, a leading logistics consultancy for ports, maritime and inland terminals as well as intermodal rail transport, has been commissioned by the German Directorate-General for Waterways and… Read More
Archive: 2021
The Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a complex, layered barrier against Asian carp that will use several different carp-deterring technologies to keep Asian carp from migrating from the Illinois Waterway to… Read More
The removal of a Green River Lock and Dam unused for the past 70 years will improve safety, allow better environmental conditions and create a new recreation space for users… Read More
U.S mariners reported they have experienced mental stresses from the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are faring about as well as other essential workers, a recent study showed. The U.S. Committee… Read More
The Coast Guard has released a safety alert because of issues with certain wire rope terminations that can lead to catastrophic failures. “An ongoing safety investigation following the catastrophic failure… Read More
Here they go again. Every time anything to do with infrastructure or the supply chain grabs the public’s attention, you can trust the small but loud anti-Jones Act faction to… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The House narrowly approved President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act, a roughly $1.7 trillion social spending and climate bill that also would provide millions more for maritime infrastructure on… Read More
Canal Barge Company, the diversified, family-owned marine transportation firm founded in 1933, put into service recently the first of two nearly identical vessels, the mv. Sally Lapeyre. It is a… Read More
The Quad Cities region is eagerly awaiting the final opening of a project that has taken four and a half years to complete: the I-74 highway bridge over the Mississippi… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District is preparing for major repairs at six of its Mississippi River locks this winter. Maintenance is scheduled at Lock and Dam 4, Alma, Wis.; Lock… Read More
