Much-above average runoff in the upper Missouri River basin (above Sioux City, Iowa) extended into June following widespread and heavy rainfall in South Dakota and Nebraska. Additionally, widespread and heavy… 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.
Capt. Robert Mueller has been promoted to senior vice president of compliance, security and safety for Turn Services. He joined Turn Services after retiring from the Coast Guard in 2008. Mueller… Read More
Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and managers and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) will gather in New Orleans, La., August 7–9 for the 114th annual… Read More
Delgado Community College recently held a career day to recruit instructors for its new River City & Advanced Manufacturing campus located near the Huey P. Long Bridge upriver from New… Read More
Maj. Gen. Robert Whittle Jr. took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division July 12 during a change-of-command ceremony in Cincinnati. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, chief of… Read More
The United Soybean Board (USB) recently announced a $2 million allocation to help offset the planning, design, and research costs of deepening the Lower Mississippi River from 45 feet to… Read More
Terral RiverService, Lake Providence, La.-based barge and towing company, has announced a recent expansion into the Florida panhandle with an operating agreement for two new rock yards. The company assumed… Read More
With the gradual move to Tier 4 engines domestically and the international implementation of IMO 2020 just six months away—both emission-reducing regulations—the demand for low sulfur fuel and diesel exhaust… Read More
This time last year, operators transiting Calcasieu Lock on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Southwest Louisiana were facing significant delays. Demolition began in June 2018 on the south guidewall, with… Read More
Work has begun on the first phase of the Corpus Christi Channel Improvement Project, which, when complete, will deepen the ship channel there to between 54 and 56 feet and… Read More
