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Recent inland waterways industry news, covering the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Tennessee River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and more. Articles on economic, environmental and logistic advantages of barge shipping, plus other stories pertaining to locks and dams and other waterway infrastructure.
Frontieras North America, a subsidiary of Frontier Applied Sciences, announced recently that it will construct a plant along the Ohio River in Mason County, W.Va. The FASForm Energy plant uses… Read More
The Propeller Club of Paducah will honor Chad Pregracke as maritime person of the year and Tim Cahill as port person of the year during its annual Maritime Day ceremony… Read More
Officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental commissioners held a Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Water Infrastructure Funding with Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) mayors… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District, St. Paul Engineer District and St. Louis Engineer District recently completed a seven-year effort to develop an updated, standardized hydraulic model for the Upper Mississippi… Read More
The Dredge Jadwin, with a crew of about 50 Vicksburg Engineer District team members, left Vicksburg Harbor May 10 for its annual dredging season along the Mississippi River. Vicksburg Engineer… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) reported first-quarter net income of $11.1 million, up from $8.8 million for the same quarter of 2021. Revenue for the quarter was $194.3… Read More
A barge that sank May 8 prevented the passage of larger tows on the Upper Mississippi River at Mile 49. The Coast Guard received notification from Excell Marine at 11:35… Read More
Rain the weekend of May 7-8 brought about a swift rise on the Ohio River, especially in the upper reaches. Due to the high-water conditions, southbound locking at McAlpine Locks… Read More
Locking has been suspended in the 600-foot auxiliary chamber at John T. Myers Locks and Dam (Ohio River Mile 846) in Mount Vernon, Ind. The chamber was closed to navigation… Read More
