New Orleans, La.-based Turn Services is in the midst of a major towboat fleet expansion, with three new vessels in service and three more soon to follow. Eymard Marine Construction… 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 Waterways Journal has opened a new office in Paducah, Ky. The company is leasing space from the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) at 129 Water St. The location is ideal… Read More
A Halloween storm has dislodged a sunken iron scow barge that had been lodged in rapids above Niagara Falls for 101 years. According to the Niagara Parks website, on August… Read More
The Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center has found a site for a new home. Now the task is to design and build that new home. The optimistic timeline… Read More
Murray Energy, the nation’s largest independent coal producer, filed for Chapter 11 protection October 29 after missing several rounds of payments to creditors. The company has entered into a restructuring… Read More
Capt. Jerry Douglas “Doug” Gantt passed away from complications of diabetes November 1. He worked as a master towliner and towboat captain for seven renewals around the Texas and Louisiana… Read More
On October 15, the Great Lakes Dredging Team hosted a webinar on “Working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Sec. 408 projects.” The Corps Section 408 policy, starting… Read More
Higher-than-average releases from all Missouri River Mainstem system projects, including Gavins Point Dam, will continue through November, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced November 6. “Gavins Point releases will… Read More
Speaking to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee during an October 23 hearing, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, chief of engineers of the U.S. Army and commanding general of the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—After months of delay, the U.S. Senate easily advanced its first minibus appropriations measure for fiscal year 2020 that includes funding for the Maritime Administration (MarAd) and other transportation… Read More
