The revenues of Mississippi River towns and cities, many dependent on tourism or seasonal events, have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus pandemic and its resurgence in recent weeks. 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.
Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Louisiana met in New Orleans July 31 to sign a project partnership agreement for deepening the Mississippi River… Read More
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) and its board of directors named Mike Ellis as the company’s new CEO and a member of the board August 6. The appointment will be… Read More
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency assisted the Federal Aviation Administration August 5 in the recovery of a helicopter from Fort Loudon Lake, a reservoir of the Tennessee River, near Knoxville,… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House has approved a $1.3 trillion, six-bill appropriations minibus for fiscal year 2021 that includes emergency funding for the Army Corps of Engineers that helped trigger a… Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc., Houston, reported second-quarter net earnings of $2 million, or 7 cents per share, a reversal from the $1.6 million net loss reported for the second quarter… Read More
Although Comal Energy Services (CES) may be new to the inland marine market, those spearheading the oil and gas services company’s expansion have decades of experience repairing and maintaining marine… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council is set to hold its annual conference at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Ala., August 25–27, with measures in place to prevent the spread… Read More
The Corps of Engineers said on July 24 it has found a home for dredged material from Pool 5 of the Mississippi River that could last it from 80 to… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced July 30 that its net earnings for the second quarter were $25 million, or 42 cents per share, a sharp reduction from the $47.3 million (79 cents… Read More
