Freddy L. Smith died January 4 at his home in McCrory, Ark. He was 69. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he received two Purple Hearts and… 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.
Washington, D.C.—The National Waterways Conference (NWC) opposes using U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico. “We are strongly opposed to the diversion… Read More
The Small Shipyard Grant Program, an annual Maritime Administration grant aimed at bolstering and modernizing smaller shipyards, is in limbo for now due to the partial government shutdown, which is… Read More
On December 28, the U.S. Coast Guard announced that it had increased the random drug testing rate that marine employers are required to perform on inland and other vessel employees… Read More
For more than a decade now, Dr. Lois Wright Morton and Dr. Kenneth Olson have been working together to publish a series of articles on the impact of flooding on… Read More
Capt. Gene Neal died November 24 at Merit Health River Region Medical Center, Vicksburg, Miss. He was 86. A native of Washington County, he had been a resident of Vicksburg… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration announced January 9 that they have revised the schedule to complete an environmental impact statement (EIS) to… Read More
ABS held a ribbon-cutting ceremony January 8 to formally open its new global headquarters in Spring, Texas. “This is a significant milestone in our 157-year history and reaffirms our commitment… Read More
Robert L. Scragg, 91, died January 1 at the Suwannee Health and Rehab Center in Live Oak, Fla. A World War II Navy veteran, Scragg worked in the 1950s as… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance announced the publication of the 2017 Domestic Vessel Annual Report. The announcement was posted December 11 by Lt. Amy Midgett on… Read More
