The Rev. Kempton Baldridge makes a habit of reaching out to people. He shakes the hands of the towboat crews he calls shipmates. He lays a hand on a shoulder… Read More
Archive: 2021
The U.S. Maritime Administration announced the award of nine America’s Marine Highway grants December 10, including three projects that impact the inland waterways system. The grants total $12.6 million. The… Read More
Speaking at the Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference on December 2, Col. Scott Preston, commander and district engineer for the Tulsa Engineer District, said Congress had appropriated $27 million for projects… Read More
Washington, D.C.—With an unusual shout out from the White House, the Maritime Administration (MarAd) awarded $12.6 million in grants to nine marine highway projects across the country that it said will address supply chain disruptions, enhance… Read More
Supporters of the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) have powers of faith, hope and patience even greater than Chicago Cubs fans. Year after year, they remind members of Congress… Read More
The Panama Canal will begin classifying and charging vessels according to their emission levels. The canal authority’s regular newsletter, Canal Connection, announced that “on the heels of COP26 [the recently… Read More
Kirby Inland Marine LP has agreed to pay $15.3 million in damages and assessment costs resulting from an oil spill from a Kirby barge. The settlement resolves federal and state… Read More
The Corps of Engineers announced on November 12 that hydrologic conditions would likely not support a test flow from Fort Peck Dam to support the pallid sturgeon. Col. Geoff Van… Read More
Venture Global LNG and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced December 2 that the company will invest more than $10 billion to develop a fourth LNG export facility in the… Read More
After more than 50 years working in the marine industry, Rick Griffith is retiring at the end of the year. Griffith most recently served as president of McGinnis Inc., under… Read More
