Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has announced a strategic partnership with Royal IHC to design and build a highly automated hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The state-of-the-art… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans recently selected new officers, electing Walter J. Leger Jr. to serve as board chairman, James J. Carter Jr. as vice… Read More
The Corps of Engineers reported only slight improvement in the runoff forecast for the upper Missouri River Basin. “The overall lack of snowpack in both the plains and the mountains… Read More
The American Equity Underwriters Inc. (AEU), the leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employers, announced the winners of the 2023 AEU Safety Awards on April 10. AEU, the program… Read More
In this week’s issue you can read about sudden flash floods all along the Ohio River basin that happened during April 3-5, “the most extensive floods in the Pittsburgh area… Read More
Conrad Industries Inc., Morgan City, La., announced its 2023 financial results and backlog on April 1. The company reported a net loss of $27 million and loss per diluted share… Read More
The Louisville Engineer District is taking steps to move its district headquarters farther into the heart of the central business district in downtown Louisville. The district announced April 2 that… Read More
James Ronald “Ronnie” Pritchard, 82, of Brentwood, Tenn., a former Ingram Barge Company executive, died March 1 after a lengthy illness. Pritchard held a unique and rewarding career as sales… Read More
The Galveston Engineer District is inviting public comments on the Port of Corpus Christi Authority’s Channel Deepening Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The PCCA Channel Deepening Project is located near… Read More
The fate of California’s harbor craft emission regulations is not yet certain, as a coalition of California legislators have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to delay implementing the rule, set to… Read More