The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that a failure to properly maintain a fleeting area on the Ohio River was the cause of a January 2018 incident in which… 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.
Inland Marine Service (IMS), Hebron, Ky., announced June 4 that Apex Oil Company Inc. is its newest client. As a result of the deal, IMS will be responsible for managing… Read More
In the wake of a weekend of more flooding in St. Louis, which overwhelmed a downtown pumping station and breached several levees, officials of the St. Louis Engineer District and… Read More
Washington, D.C.—After months of delay, a $19.1 billion bill that includes billions of dollars for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to respond to recent historic floods—some of which are… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced June 6 the decision to again postpone operation of the Morganza Spillway, a flood control structure located between Red River Landing and Baton… Read More
Damen Dredging Equipment delivered a customized CSD500-S to Australian customer, Energy Resources of Australia (ERA). The CSD, which has been named the Brolga I, will work in an acidic environment… Read More
Damen has added a twin-hulled, deep cutter suction dredge to its fleet. Designated the DCSD500, the compact dredge is designed to operate at dredging depths that were previously only accessible… Read More
Mobile Pulley Works (MPW) of Mobile, Alabama, has been awarded a new contract by BEAN Coastal LLC, a subsidiary of Callan Marine Ltd. from Galveston, Texas. The contract includes the design, construction,… Read More
In 2018, Jan De Nul Group realized a turnover of 1,708 million euro ($1,922 million). The EBITDA amounted to 277 million euro ($312 million) or 16.22 percent of turnover. Jan… Read More
Subsea technology and systems provider Sonardyne International Ltd. has acquired maritime software and equipment specialist EIVA A/S. EIVA will join the Sonardyne group of companies, while remaining an independent business… Read More
