Gen. Todd T. Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Chief’s Report for the Atlantic Coast of New York East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet… 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Corps Baltimore District and the Maryland Port Administration (MPA) have signed a design agreement that allows for the next steps in restoring two severely… Read More
Bakker Sliedrecht has been contracted to supply and install a shaft generator to generate electricity for the entire dredging installation of the trailing suction hopper dredge Schenge from the Goes,… Read More
Widespread and heavy rainfall in the upper Missouri River basin (above Sioux City, Iowa) resulted in another month of above-average runoff, the Corps of Engineers reported September 5. Precipitation during… Read More
Ohio River Basin stakeholders will have an opportunity to impact a basin-wide strategy document during a symposium October 2–4 at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. During the symposium, the Ohio… Read More
The 37th annual Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference, which was held at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Ala., August 27–29, began on a strong note with an address from Kentucky Gov. Read More
Next year, simultaneous lock and dam closures for major repairs on several locks will close much of the Illinois River. But right now, in a foretaste of those disruptions, barge… Read More
Washington, D.C.—With the next round of talks on the U.S.-China trade war on hold, two Republican U.S. senators visited China to reinforce President Donald Trump’s tariff-based approach on the long-running… Read More
Salvors have removed the second of two barges that had been lodged against Webbers Falls Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River since May. Rob Steiner, navigation operations manager for… Read More
The Louisville Engineer District is soliciting bids for a contract for support for maintenance of wickets at Olmsted Dam on the lower Ohio River. The work includes all operations in… Read More
