An already-soaked middle and southern U.S. will soon be getting another surge of water from snowmelt from the “bomb cyclone” that pummeled part of the Upper Plains with “historic” levels… 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.
Local authorities in Loudon County, Tenn., are not releasing the name of the owner of a runaway barge that was stopped just short of crashing into a Tennessee River bridge. Read More
At the March 13 U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing concerning the reauthorization of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), the Diesel Technology Forum submitted a formal… Read More
John G. Wosman, 64, former employee—and later owner—of Diesel Fuel Injection Service Inc. of St. Louis, died on February 21. He worked in the industry for 47 years before retiring… Read More
Florida Marine Transporters (FMT) will host its 18th annual FMT Charity Golf Ball Bash at the Beau Chene Country Club in Mandeville, La., with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Read More
Budrovich Marine, St. Louis, Mo., recently announced that it received its first Certificate of Inspection (COI) on the mv. Sam B, one of four vessels in its fleet, on February… Read More
Brian Richard was recently promoted to chief financial officer and equity partner at Team Services LLC. He began his career at Team Services in 2010 and has previously held titles… Read More
Chet Morrison Contractors LLC, a leading energy service company for the oil, gas and renewables industries, has acquired two pipelay/construction barges and a saturation diving system, effectively doubling the size… Read More
Green Marine and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) announced a partnership agreement March 8 to further their common goals in fostering greater environmental sustainability in the… Read More
Michael A. Khouri was designated by President Trump as chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission on March 7. He had previously served as acting chairman from January 23, 2017. Khouri… Read More
