Schottel has secured a contract with American tug operator McAllister Towing to provide propulsion units for a new-build escort and harbor tug. The tug is under construction at Washburn &… 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 Miller Law Firm announced that the name of the firm is being changed to Miller Hahn PLLC, and that it is opening a third office in St. Louis, Mo.,… Read More
The Louisville Engineer District announced on its Facebook page May 16 that the last sunken barge had been removed from McAlpine Dam. Nine barges became pinned against the dam when… Read More
Garrett Fleming, chief of the Operations Technical Policy and Physical Support Branch of the St. Louis Engineer District, gave a lunchtime talk May 14 on the importance and workings of… Read More
With six decades of modernizing its locks behind it, the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is turning its attention to the dams. First, though, it is… Read More
Joshua Sebastian, an engineering manager at the vessel-design firm The Shearer Group Inc., says that advances in battery design, size and weight have made the advantages of electric and hybrid… Read More
Just as the protracted U.S.-Chinese trade talks seemed to be nearing a conclusion, President Donald Trump imposed on May 10 a new round of tariffs on another $200 billion worth… Read More
Response efforts continue in the Houston Ship Channel following a collision May 10 between the tanker Genesis River and a pair of Kirby Inland Marine barges pushed by mv. Voyager. Read More
The story of the Floods of 2019 is not over. Gauges are dropping on some parts of the Mississippi River, but most places remain above flood stage. A new round… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Rejecting President Donald Trump’s request for budget cuts, a Democratic-controlled House subcommittee advanced a spending bill to hike funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the full… Read More
