“It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood!” That was how Marty Hettel, vice president of governmental affairs at American Commercial Barge Line and a longtime veteran of the Inland Waterways… 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.
The River School, one of the oldest and most respected names in maritime education, will mark a milestone this month as it celebrates 50 years of training inland mariners. This… Read More
Washington, D.C.—With a boost from the White House, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the studies, projects and programs it will implement in fiscal year 2022 with the historic… Read More
A 41-foot recreational vessel traveling northbound on the Tombigbee River in Alabama entered Coffeeville Lock, located at Mile 116.6 on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway (BWT), on January 8 and sank… Read More
With port congestion and logistics issues, particularly at ports on the East and West coasts, in the news of late, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has seized the opportunity to highlight… Read More
In fewer than three weeks, the Corps of Engineers has hauled so much debris from tornado-ravaged Graves County, Ky., that it is the equivalent of a football field piled 30… Read More
Members of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority have voted to elect Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves as the group’s chairman for 2022. The Tenn-Tom Waterway Development Authority is a four-state compact—made… Read More
As the star of Discovery’s ‘Dirty Jobs’ series, Mike Rowe has tried his hand at all kinds of jobs, from digging wells and shearing alpacas to making tofu and washing… Read More
Ingram Marine Group announced January 10 that David O’Loughlin will retire from his role as CEO effective February 1, and John Roberts, the company’s current chief operating officer, will become… Read More
Northern Marine LLC, the marine transportation division of Illinois & Michigan Oil LLC (IMO), announced last week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Chicago-area fleeting operations… Read More
