The Tulsa Port of Catoosa was still in the grip of the polar vortex February 19, but that didn’t stop port and state officials from kicking off the beginning of… Read More
Archive: 2021
Nearly a century ago, the automobile was coming into vogue as a common means of transportation for the American people. When cars were made affordable thanks to mass production, the… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District held five ribbon-cutting ceremonies in a single day January 20 to signify the completion of bank armoring, pumping station repair and seepage remediation projects. The day… Read More
Hughes Heating & Cooling, Memphis, Tenn., has expanded its midstream heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration service beyond its traditional area of service between Vicksburg, Miss., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., on… Read More
Global Maritime Ministries (GMM), a New Orleans-based organization that serves seafarers and inland mariners who call on ports in southeast Louisiana, along with the region’s broader maritime community, typically presents… Read More
Barge traffic resumed on the Illinois Waterway as temperatures rose and the country’s midsection recovered from the polar vortex. Jeff Lebeau, assistant lockmaster at Starved Rock Lock and Dam, said… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company announced February 24 that it has begun a Small Business Administration-certified joint venture with Ahtna Marine & Construction Company LLC. The partnership establishes a mentor-protégé relationship between… Read More
The Kansas City Engineer District is taking multiple actions to repair and mitigate damage done to river structures on the Missouri River from high water over the last several years,… Read More
Members of U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Aransas gathered February 22 to break ground on a new 25,000-square-foot multipurpose building in Port Aransas, Texas. The station’s previous base of operations… Read More
I am deeply concerned about President Biden’s use of executive orders. First, the open borders policy that the Biden administration has adopted. I have been to Central America many times. Read More