An analysis of the fracture on three sides of a box beam holding up the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn., has determined the crack likely… 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.
One of North America’s biggest and most respected tug companies has formed a new division to expand its cargo-hauling services, both project cargoes and container on barge on the inland… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden signed his trillion-dollar hard infrastructure bill into law and then hit the road to promote its impact on the lives of Americans. Ports and waterways were… Read More
An academic study of port resilience proved unexpectedly relevant when a real-life pipeline hacking took place, closely matching one of the study’s scenarios. Craig Philip is well-known to the inland… Read More
Many people welcomed the news on November 5 when the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $2.5 billion in waterways infrastructure funding. Edward Belk Jr., P.E. Read More
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has appointed Tim Cahill, director of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority, to the state’s Waterway Transportation Advisory Board. Cahill was appointed October 15 to fill the… Read More
The Coast Guard closed the Ohio River near Belleview, Ky., for several hours November 9 because of a fire aboard the towing vessel Capt. Kirby Dupuis. The towing vessel was… Read More
Louisville Engineer District employees replaced the first five wickets at the Olmsted Locks and Dam this year amid a season that saw them raising the wicket dam a record 10… Read More
After 21 months of the coronavirus pandemic, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus under… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District reported November 5 that it is monitoring river levels near Thatcher Lock and Dam, Mile 281.7 on the Ouachita River. In recent weeks, the pool elevation… Read More
