The Great Lakes Commission is holding the 2019 Great Lakes Regional Sediment Management Workshop, on November 18 and 19 in Chicago, Illinois. This workshop is being planned in collaboration with… 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.
The effort to make The Port of Virginia® the deepest port on the U.S. East Coast begins by January 2020, following the finalization of a contract with the dredging firm… Read More
Officials with the Port of Tacoma and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District will hold a public informational meeting on January 17 to outline the feasibility study and… Read More
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is accepting project ideas that Louisiana citizens, governmental bodies and concerned organizations would like to see evaluated and considered for possible inclusion… Read More
During a ceremony at the International Association of Dredging Contractors (IADC) Annual General Meeting in New Delhi, India, IADC President Frank Verhoeven announced the Safety Award 2019 winner: Boskalis for… Read More
DSC Dredge, LLC won a bid for a new, non-propelled, cutter suction head dredge solicited by The Marine Design Center (MDC) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. When completed,… Read More
Turner Designs has introduced a new turbidity sensor with a minimum detection limit of 0.05NTU and a maximum range of 500NTU. Those interested in harbor dredging, underground pipe installation and… Read More
The New Orleans chapter of Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) hosted the second annual Leaders In Maritime panel and luncheon September 23, featuring Parker Harrison, WISTA USA president… Read More
Okie Moore Diving & Marine Salvage (owned by Wepfer Marine since September 2015) has been busy. During the past year, the company has completed salvage of a cement barge on… Read More
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has awarded its inaugural Workforce Development and Innovation Award to the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO). In announcing the award, the ANSI… Read More
