James “Pritch” Pritchard, president and co-founder of North American Marine Consultants LLC, St. Louis, Mo., died suddenly June 27 due to complications related to his cancer treatment. He was 74… Read More
News
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.
U.S. waterways are “ideally situated” to be addressed as part of a COVID-19 relief funding package, according to a recent special report issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Read More
The South Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a change of command ceremony June 22, during which Maj. Gen. Diana Holland relinquished command to Col. Jason… Read More
Trump Threatens Veto Of House Infrastructure Bill Washington, D.C. – One day before the U.S. House took up a $1.5-trillion infrastructure package, the White House issued a veto threat criticizing… Read More
The board of commissioners for the Port of New Orleans, who also serve as commissioners for the port-owned New Orleans Public Belt Corporation, met June 25 to elect new officers… Read More
U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.) introduced bipartisan legislation June 30 to increase access to critical federal funding for small ports, terminals and waterways. Bost’s bill, the Coastal and Inland Ports… Read More
Cranes lifted miter gate leaves high in the air as a five-month closure of the north lock chamber got underway recently at McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville. The 1,200-foot… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group, based in The Netherlands with 36 shipbuilding and repair yards around the world, has announced completion of its first Electric Cutter Suction Dredger (ECSD) 650. The new… Read More
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has approved a construction bid for a new bridge carrying U.S. 60 across the Cumberland River at Smithland. Jim Smith Contracting of Grand Rivers, Ky., submitted… Read More
A bill that would create an official port district in Jefferson City, Mo., was passed out of the Missouri Senate May 24 and is awaiting the signature of Gov. Mike… Read More
