With employers from many industries experiencing vacancies, panelists at the Inland Marine Expo session titled “Workforce Development and Company Culture” focused on how to address those challenges in the inland… Read More
News
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.
Members of Congress, the governor, the mayor and other local elected officials, an assistant secretary of the Army, top leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Biden administration announced that retired Gen. Stephen Lyons will take over as the new port and supply chain envoy to the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force. A former… Read More
Highlighting the importance of improving safety through technology use and continuing to fund navigation projects, Sean Duffy and Paul Rohde led the audience at the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) through… Read More
The Inland Marine Expo (IMX) session “Improving System Resiliency: Waterway Action Plans, Port Readiness and Cybersecurity” on May 24 focused on using information technology to improve the inland marine sector’s… Read More
Living Lands & Waters, the non-profit environmental and river cleanup organization serving hundreds of miles of rivers, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a barge party June 16 in the… Read More
A towing vessel’s fuel supply was so contaminated with water that it lost power recently, prompting the United States Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Analysis to issue a Marine… Read More
A towboat lodged against Lock & Dam 4 on the Mississippi River in Alma, Wis., after reportedly losing control and alliding with the dam on the night of May 21. Read More
A husband-wife team from Louisiana have started a new business to help mariners with their licensure paperwork. Lafayette and Jennifer Ainsworth of Baskin, La., own and operate Maritime Navigators, a… Read More
After 18 years heading the Henderson County Riverport Authority, executive director Greg Pritchett has announced his upcoming retirement. Pritchett, 64, of Henderson, Ky., said he plans to remain in his… Read More
