Enstructure, a U.S. terminal and logistics company, announced June 17 it has entered into an agreement to acquire Patriot Port Holdings LLC. Patriot Ports, the ports division of Patriot Rail… 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.
Carboline Company, a St. Louis, Mo.-based coatings manufacturer, announced June 8 that it has acquired the business of Dudick Inc. Headquartered in Streetsboro, Ohio, Dudick produces high-performance coatings, flooring and… Read More
Ten Nashville, Tenn., area dams in the Cumberland River basin prevented an estimated $1.8 billion in flood damages in March flooding. Nashville received 7.01 inches of rain March 27–28, making… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its Marine Accident Brief detailing a fire aboard the dive support vessel Iron Maiden that took place while the vessel was docked… Read More
John Herren has been named CEO of Wood Resources LLC. Herren brings more than 30 years of experience in the offshore energy and marine industry. He most recently held the… Read More
Ship 2 Shore Inc., a company providing corrosion preventative coatings, is expanding, recently opening a U.S. sales office and expanding its marketing to the inland marine industry. Based in Burnaby,… Read More
John Prine once sang about Mr. Peabody’s coal train hauling away “Paradise” down by the Green River in western Kentucky. Now, along the Green River, there is no more Peabody,… Read More
A barge broke away from its mooring above Tom Bevill Lock & Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in the overnight hours June 11–12, floating downstream and striking the spillway at… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Members of a key House panel took turns pressing maritime commissioners on shipping container shortages and other disruptions to the nation’s maritime supply chain. “Carriers have often chosen to… Read More
In the latest sign that the COVID-19 pandemic is easing as vaccination spreads, the U.S. Coast Guard, pursuant to an updated Centers for Disease Control policy announced June 10, is… Read More
