All six barges that were blown ashore by Hurricane Harvey 30 months ago have been removed from San Jose Island, a barrier island and wildlife refuge off the Texas coast,… 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.
Dee Dee Whittaker brings to her new assignment handling Waterways Journal advertising accounts in the Southeast region a formidable background in sales. A Paducah native, Whittaker worked in Atlanta and… Read More
The Omaha Engineer District reported January 28 that two outlet breaches on the Missouri River Levee System L-594 were closed on Saturday. These are the third and fourth breaches to… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A top Trump administration official let congressional Democrats know talk of taxes remains a non-starter for any effort to pass an infrastructure package this year. “We’re not going to… Read More
Roughly 80 river industry professionals gathered February 13 to hear about the future of container on barge service during a panel discussion at the Central Ohio River Business Association’s (CORBA)… Read More
The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard outlined his vision for the service and highlighted the accomplishments of its people during his February 20 “State of the Coast Guard” address… Read More
An experimental netting and fish pumping method has resulted in the harvest of thousands of pounds of Asian carp in two of Kentucky Lake’s bays this month. State, federal and… Read More
The Waterways Journal is accepting nominations for the 40 Under 40 Award and the IMX Achievement Award, which will be presented at the Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis May… Read More
A breakaway of about 40 barges in the St. Louis region on February 12 closed the river as it took most of a day to round up, but resulted in… Read More
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway reopened to navigation February 7, less than five days after a vessel ran aground near Berwick, La., leaving a loaded hopper barge damaged and blocking the… Read More
