Months after reopening after a temporary partial federal shutdown, the National Maritime Center (NMC) in Martinsburg, W.Va., which issues all maritime credentials, is still struggling with the backlog of applications… 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.
Two storm fronts moved across the Midwest over a three-day period, dumping more rain on waterlogged soils and already-flooded rivers. The second front, moving through on May 23 and 24,… Read More
The rain keeps falling in the Midwest, which has seen the wettest year on record. And much of that runoff is bound for the Mississippi River, already in the midst… Read More
On April 11, EPA released its second five-year review report for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site. The report looked to determine if the remedy was successful, as outlined by… Read More
On May 14, the Great Lakes Dredging Team (GLDT) Technical Committee held a meeting to review the 2018-2019 workplan, including discussion of a draft of the Regional Beneficial Use Testing… Read More
In May, Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) released a trading update, indicating its market picture and developments for the first three months of the year are in line with the… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Environmental Commission Chair Craig Vogt will present his idea for a WEDA-TechNotes program at the Environmental Commission meeting on Tuesday, June 4 at the WEDA… Read More
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) is offering a special three-day international seminar on dredging and reclamation in Mumbai, India, November 26 to 28 at the Radisson Mumbai Andheri… Read More
Damen Dredging yard has completed the assembly of the screening installation of the CEMEX Go Innovation was celebrated at the Damen Dredging yard. The screening installation is designed for the… Read More
Jan De Nul Group has launched its fourth Ultra-Low Emission vessel, the 6,000-cubic-meter (7,848-cubic-yard) trailing suction hopper dredge, Sanderus. This green vessel is the first of two identical medium-sized hopper… Read More
