Columbia Riverkeepers filed a lawsuit against the Corps of Engineers December 8, alleging “pollution” from four dams the Corps operates on the Columbia River from lubricants and other pollutants. Riverkeepers… Read More
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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.
The longtime director of the River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., has announced her upcoming retirement. The center’s executive director, Julie Harris, will retire at the end of June 2022. Read More
Thordon Bearings, one of the most respected names in the marine industry, celebrates its 110th anniversary this year. Founded in 1911, and having pioneered the use of greaseless and water-based… Read More
Power management company Eaton, in partnership with the University of Toledo, announced recently that it has been awarded the “Intelligent and Resilient Infrastructure” grant from the U.S. Army Engineer Research… Read More
Mariners were experiencing delays of up to about five days in transiting Montgomery Locks and Dam at Ohio River Mile 32, due to a scheduled lock chamber closure. John Dilla,… Read More
Grundy County (Ill.) Judge Sheldon Sobol will hold a hearing on January 28, 2022, at which he’ll be asked to rule definitively on a barge fleeting permit. Illinois & Michigan… Read More
The Port of Louisville Propeller Club will embark on a new path starting in January 2022. After surviving COVID-19 with all its unintended consequences of no meetings, no industry social/business… Read More
In a ceremony that paid tribute to mariners as the essential workers who kept freight moving throughout a global pandemic along with the recognized honorees, the Seamen’s Church Institute held… Read More
Legal battles continue to rage up to the level of the Supreme Court over the Biden administration’s attempt to use the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to enforce mandated COVID-19… Read More
Industrial Service Solutions announced December 21 that it will provide Zeeboat LLC with general contract, project management and vessel support services for the manufacture and delivery of four fully electric… Read More
