The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has been named a national winner for Best Restored Beaches from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA). CPRA’s Caminada Headland… 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 American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) recognized the Duval County Shore Protection Project as one of the nation’s best restored beaches for 2019. The project includes four county… Read More
The Word Organization of Dredging Associations (WODCON) XXIII will take place from May 16 to 20, 2022, at the Tivoli Congress Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark, with the theme ‘Dredging is changing.’… Read More
Wärtsilä has launched the Wärtsilä HY for Dredger based on the company’s hybrid propulsion technology. The product was presented and demonstrated at a Future Dredge Day event held at Wärtsilä’s… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, Col. Andrew Kelly and the executive director for Puerto Rico Ports Authority (PRPA), Anthony O. Maceira Zayas signed a partnership agreement on… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute will host a will host a book signing by Melody Golding, followed by a reception to celebrate the book’s launch. The event will take place from… Read More
Capt. Johnny Hugh Brown, 72, died April 19. He worked in the maritime industry since the age of 18, beginning his career in the merchant marine on a support ship… Read More
Buel Alexander, 76, of Paducah, Ky., died at his home May 20. He was the former owner of Precision Machine Inc., and a former board member of the Paducah-McCracken County… Read More
John “Jack” Geary, 92, of Wilmington, Ohio, former president of Midland Enterprises, died April 10. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in nautical sciences from Massachusetts Maritime Academy—and later a… Read More
After 40 years of operations, Marine Builders Inc.—based in Utica, Ind.—has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing was made last month in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern… Read More
