Washington, D.C.—Two key federal officials used a newly released study to underscore the importance of America’s inland waterways system to the agriculture industry and the nation’s economy. “Logistics and transportation… 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.
A second funds transfer to the Rock Island Engineer District from the St. Paul Engineer District will help keep dredges working through the end of September. Tom Heinold, chief of… Read More
While the record flooding in 2019 disrupted barge traffic throughout the inland waterways in the Midwest this spring and summer, some out-of-the-box thinking from the Corps of Engineers helped limit… Read More
This year’s Pushing Hope Annual Marine Industry Charity Tournament raised more than $141,500 for cancer research. The tournament, featuring softball, kickball and golf tournaments, in addition to a fun run,… Read More
Efforts to cut up and remove two barges that sank and lodged against Webbers Falls dam in My are still in early days, and no one can yet say when… Read More
In a move that inland navigation industry members say “blindsided” them, Coast Guard officials informed them recently that the charter constituting the Towing Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) was not going… Read More
An emergency transfer of $1.8 million from the St. Louis Engineer District to the Rock Island Engineer District, which was on the verge of running out of dredging funds, will… Read More
Washington, D.C.—After contacting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about funding dredging following historic flooding, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) shared assurances the agency “is working to make sure dredging… Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has provided $3.7 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funds to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the removal of stamp sands… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District and Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District officials have signed the Design Agreement for the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Beneficial Use… Read More
