Heavy rains in the upper Midwest have soaked crops and swelled rivers, slowing the harvest and halting barge traffic on portions of the Upper Mississippi River. According to precipitation maps… Read More
News
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.
Hurricane Michael made landfall around midday October 10 at Mexico Beach, Fla., just east of Panama City. With sustained winds near 155 mph. at landfall, Michael was the most powerful… Read More
The Corps of Engineers temporarily reduced reservoir releases into the Missouri River in response to heavy rains and runoff in Kansas and Missouri, the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division… Read More
A well-known marine electronics firm that has served the Lower Mississippi River and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway for more than 3-1/2 decades has changed hands. Paul Mustacchia, owner, sold Wheelhouse… Read More
Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering Corporation (OT&BE), a naval architecture and marine engineering firm specializing in articulated tug/barge (ATB) design, announced October 11 that it is now a member of… Read More
The Coast Guard responded to a partially submerged vessel on the Upper Mississippi River near Cairo, Ill., October 9. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received a report at… Read More
Enjoy a little music, a lot of food and drinks, and plenty of fun touring working towboats and experiencing life on the Mississippi River during the annual Grafton Towboat Festival… Read More
Superior Industries Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, many of which are in use on the inland waterways, announced October 2 that… Read More
The Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) praised the Senate’s passage of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018/Water Resources Development Act (WRDA 2018), on October 10 by a 99 to 1… Read More
Damen placed second in the maritime & aviation sector in this year’s MT500 rankings of the top 500 companies and institutions in the Netherlands. It also came in twentieth out… Read More
