Thrustmaster Holdings B.V., affiliated with U.S.-based Thrustmaster of Texas Inc., has acquired a 58.5 percent stake in Blue Thruster, a Dutch-based maritime innovations company. With the transaction, Thrustmaster, a global… 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.
Environmental Initiative, St. Paul, Minn., is significantly growing its clean diesel efforts through Project Green Fleet due to a $1.85 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and infrastructure services, reported improved financial results November… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released Marine Accident Briefs stating its findings on several marine incidents involving towboats from the summer of 2017. James H Hunter At about… Read More
This coming December 7, in addition to being Pearl Harbor Day, is the 50th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in U.S. Coast Guard history—the sinking of the 133-foot… Read More
Jupiter MLP LLC, a privately held midstream company that provides crude oil producers and gas plants with logistics and offtake solutions, announced October 17 that it has secured a funding… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District has begun a two-year project to repair the lower guidewall at Upper Mississippi Lock and Dam 15, adjacent to the Rock Island Arsenal and Government… Read More
The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its formation in conjunction with its fall plenary meeting scheduled November 27–29. “Since its initial meeting in… Read More
American Queen Steamboat Company announced November 12 a definitive agreement to acquire the Victory I and sister ship Victory II from Sunstone Ships Inc., as well as the Victory brand. … Read More
Kirby Corporation announced November 12 that it has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of CGBM 100, LLC’s inland marine tank barge fleet for an undisclosed amount. Under the… Read More
