The Corps of Engineers’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Work Plan includes an additional $59 million in funding for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project (CIP). This funding brings the… 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.
Tim Thomas, vice president of Eagle Marine Industries, St. Louis, died November 27. A resident of Collinsville, Ill., he was 64. After receiving his MBA from Washington University, he went… Read More
The Port of New Orleans is collaborating with the city of New Orleans on a plan to redevelop sites along either side of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, also called… Read More
The Port of Savannah moved more container cargo in October than any other month in its history, with 413,800 twenty-foot-equivalent container units (TEU) crossing its docks, the port announced November… Read More
The last tow of the 2018 navigation season departed St. Paul, Minn., November 25, according to the St. Paul Engineer District. The departure of the mv. Thomas E. Erickson signified… Read More
When it comes to estimating costs and benefits of waterways projects, the Corps of Engineers uses outdated and limited measures of value that don’t include factors used by most other… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Industry groups that depend on inland waterways welcomed the recent trade talks between the U.S. and China that appear to have put on hold additional tariff increases on Chinese… Read More
The 89th meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) took place in St. Charles, Mo., on November 29. It was supposed to be addressed by Maj. Gen Scott Spellmon, but he… Read More
Kindra Lake Towing LP, Chicago, Ill., announced that it received its first Certificate of Inspection (COI) for the mv. Morgan on October 31. The COI was presented to John Kindra,… Read More
Barnhart Crane & Rigging Company, Memphis, Tenn., said it recently transported its sixth water runner bound for a hydroelectric power plant in Michigan, completing a project begun in 2013. Barnhart’s… Read More
