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
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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 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
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
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
The Maritime Administration’s (MarAd) Maritime Environmental and Technical Assistance (META) program announced a request for proposals (RFP) June 14 to establish a United States Center for Maritime Innovation. The center… Read More
Subchapter M credit drydock inspections and internal structural exams were the focus of Todd Rushing’s address to the Port of Paducah Propeller Club during its meeting June 12. Rushing, who… Read More
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill on June 11 to enact a key part of his aggressive economic development agenda for his state—a plan in which a revamp of… Read More
Col. Jeremiah Gipson assumed command of the Vicksburg Engineer District from Col. Christopher Klein in a formal change of command ceremony June 14. Mississippi Valley Engineer Division Commander Brig. Gen. Read More
The Memphis Engineer District christened its newest drydock April 2 at the Ensley Engineer Yard. The 1,000-ton-capacity drydock is 168 feet long with a 77-foot beam and a draft of… Read More
In a joint effort between the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and the U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), testing is now underway on a… Read More
