Jan De Nul Group announced it has committed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by 15 percent each year during maintenance dredging works at the Nieuwpoort coastal marina. In collaboration… 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 Central Dredging Association (CEDA) Dredging Days 2019 conference and exhibition will be November 7 to 8, at Ahoy Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and will be held in conjunction with Europort… Read More
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the State of Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) have signed two agreements to aid in the restoration of Louisiana’s Gulf… Read More
In Morgan City, La., where the Atchafalaya River draws near to the Gulf of Mexico, sediment pushed down from both the Red River and the Mississippi River continues to drop… Read More
The Omaha Engineer District is moving forward in its response to severe flooding on the Missouri River and tributaries that began in March and continues into June as an unprecedented… Read More
A key Corps of Engineers program has been quietly installing sensors on dredges—both its own and those used by its contractors—and gathering millions of data points to better monitor and… Read More
Southern Marine Construction Company, Chattanooga, Tenn., has been busy doing cell work on the Tennessee River of late. The company, now benefiting from the efforts of a third generation of… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company Inc. announced June 13 that President and CEO Matt Binsfeld was named the 2019 Dredger of the Year on June 6 at the 2019 Western Dredging Association… Read More
Amherst Madison Inc., the venerable marine towing, construction and repair firm on the Kanawha River at Charleston, W.Va., has marked a milestone of sorts this year. Among its other dredging… Read More
Caleb King has joined the Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau as audit/survey coordinator. He will initially be focused on coordinating the processing of audits and surveys while working to support TPO… Read More
