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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.

Brandon Road Project To Move Forward A graphic shows details of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, designed to prevent the spread of invasive carp from the rivers to the Great Lakes. It was announced July 1 that a project partnership agreement has been signed to move the project forward. (Graphic courtesy of the Rock Island Engineer District)

A graphic shows details of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, designed to prevent the spread of invasive carp from the rivers to the Great Lakes. It was announced July 1 that a project partnership agreement has been signed to move the project forward. (Graphic courtesy of the Rock Island Engineer District)

Brandon Road Project To Move Forward

July 3, 2024

Construction is set to begin on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on a new schedule designed to prevent millions of dollars in delays to the navigation industry. After months of… Read More

2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Washington Waves

2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act

July 3, 2024

Washington, D.C. – The House narrowly approved its version of the fiscal year 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Act that includes $175 million for Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutters to help… Read More

Eads Bridge Remains An Engineering Marvel An early photo of the Eads Bridge (Photo courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society)

Eads Bridge Remains An Engineering Marvel

July 1, 2024

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Eads Bridge, the only structure that could rival the St. Louis Gateway Arch as a symbol of St. Louis. “It is indeed a… Read More

Key House Committee Voted Overwhelmingly Washington Waves

Key House Committee Voted Overwhelmingly

June 28, 2024

Washington, D.C.—A key House committee voted overwhelmingly to advance its version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 that authorizes 160 new feasibility studies for locally proposed projects and… Read More

Longtime WJ Editor Bids Farewell

June 27, 2024

This issue of The Waterways Journal is the last one with my name on the masthead, after 27 years as editor and five years before that as assistant editor. Effective… Read More

New Bridge To Be Built Just Upstream At Cairo, Ill. Kentucky transportation officials have announced plans for a new bridge to replace the Ohio River crossing between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill. The existing bridge was built in 1936. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Kentucky transportation officials have announced plans for a new bridge to replace the Ohio River crossing between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill. The existing bridge was built in 1936. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

New Bridge To Be Built Just Upstream At Cairo, Ill.

June 27, 2024

Transportation officials plan to share bridge design information at a public meeting July 11 for a new bridge crossing the Ohio River between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill., just upstream… Read More

Monolith Movement Forces Emergency Closure Of Holt Lock An undated aerial view of Holt Lock on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Photo courtesy of the Mobile Engineer District)

An undated aerial view of Holt Lock on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Photo courtesy of the Mobile Engineer District)

Monolith Movement Forces Emergency Closure Of Holt Lock

June 27, 2024

The Mobile Engineer District has ordered the emergency closure of Holt Lock on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala., following the appearance of new cracks and a stability analysis… Read More

High Water Returns To Upper Mississippi, Missouri The Owensboro Riverport Authority will receive $1.3 million as part of an allocation by the Kentucky General Assembly to upgrade water mains running through the port’s property and onto that of neighboring facilities. (Photo courtesy of the Owensboro Riverport Authority)

The Owensboro Riverport Authority will receive $1.3 million as part of an allocation by the Kentucky General Assembly to upgrade water mains running through the port’s property and onto that of neighboring facilities. (Photo courtesy of the Owensboro Riverport Authority)

High Water Returns To Upper Mississippi, Missouri

June 27, 2024

The upper Plains have been drenched with rainfall that is causing high water in the upper reaches of both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. The Missouri River was expected to… Read More

TowWorks Harnesses Data For Operational Efficiency

June 24, 2024

From company founder Richard Tiller’s days as a student at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., in the early 1990s to today, TowWorks has grown into an all-in-one software platform… Read More

Major Defense Measure Important to the Maritime Industry Washington Waves

Major Defense Measure Important to the Maritime Industry

June 21, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Dramatically different versions of a major defense measure important to the maritime industry have advanced in both houses of Congress. Largely along party lines in a 217… Read More