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The 102nd meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) April 11 in Springfield, Va., (WJ, April 29) served as a goodbye of sorts, with Mark Pointon, the board’s outgoing designated… Read More

The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) announced May 3 that Jessica Bridges is the organization’s new executive director. Bridges joins WEDA with more than  20  years of experience in industry advocacy… Read More

A company’s lack of requirements for crew to regularly check below-deck compartments led to undetected flooding and the eventual capsizing of a dredging vessel last year on the Mississippi River,… Read More

Orion Group Holdings reported a net loss of $6.1 million or $0.19 per share for the first quarter of 2024. Those numbers include $2.1 million of non-recurring items, bringing the… Read More

A little more than one year has passed since Southern Towing Company and Devall Towing announced plans to merge the two companies, and as of earlier this year they are… Read More

Three barges remain pinned against two Upper Ohio River dams, but a sunken one has been removed. The barges, two lodged against Emsworth Locks and Dam and one against Dashields… Read More

Lynn Muench, senior vice president of regional advocacy for The American Waterways Operators, is retiring this month after a distinguished 25-year career of service to the waterways industry, 23 of… Read More

The most intense discussions at the recently concluded River and Marine Industry Seminar held by the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association took place on April 25, on the topic… Read More