Washington, D.C.—Both chambers of Congress are scheduled to end a two-week recess Tuesday and return to the U.S. Capitol to face a challenging agenda topped by a historic impeachment inquiry… 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.
Mavericks Towboat Solutions announced October 7 that it has purchased seven harbor boats from Ingram Barge Company. This is Mavericks’ first purchase since forming in May. The boats, all of… Read More
Swathe Services, a hydrographic survey support company in Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom, ran its first multi-beam echo-sounder training course using a remotely operated Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). Hydrographic surveying is… Read More
The Peoria Beneficial Use Dredged Material Workshop was held by the tri-county regional planning commission in early September in Peoria, Illinois. The event addressed the beneficial use of dredged material… Read More
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) is accepting nominations for safety awards to be presented at its annual safety awards ceremony. The safety awards ceremony recognizes outstanding… Read More
New York-based Knudsen Systems Inc. (KSI) has been awarded a 4-year follow-on contract by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Division Keyport, to supply sonar sounding sets for fleet installation… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced work that will be completed with the Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, Operation and Maintenance, and the Mississippi River and Tributaries account funding… Read More
The world’s largest LNG, BSV Kairos, has conducted the first ship-to-ship bunkering operation in German waters. The vessel, which was christened in Hamburg on February 2019, is owned by Babcock… Read More
Liebherr Components Division, in close cooperation with IHC, has designed a wide spectrum of planetary plug-in gearboxes for cutter suction dredges. Its latest development is for the first LNG-driven 164-meter-long… Read More
Royal IHC has reached agreements with several customers in Africa and Asia to supply IHC Beaver® cutter suction dredges (CSDs) and an IHC Easydredge® trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) with an approximate total value… Read More
