The 1,700-foot bridge over the Mississippi River at Lansing, Iowa, reopened April 20 after closing in February. The bridge connects Lansing with Crawford County, Wis., and is also known as… 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.
A wire nut lodged in a valve resulted in the partial sinking of a towing vessel and more than $176,000 in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board reported April 23. Read More
The Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), the maritime industry federal advisory committee that makes recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of the Army regarding infrastructure project priorities and spending from… Read More
“Is it really possible that an autonomous vessel using AI [artificial intelligence] could learn what an experienced vessel captain knows?” wondered Alan Savoie, co-organizer of the 40th Greater New Orleans… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Republican and Democratic leaders of a key House panel once again objected to the Biden administration’s proposed cut for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for fiscal year (FY)… Read More
River traffic was halted April 12 at the James Trimble Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River (Lock and Dam 13) as elements of the U.S. Army performed a river… Read More
Precipitation in Louisiana and throughout the Mississippi Valley has led to a rise on the Lower Mississippi River, prompting officials at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans to issue high water… Read More
Barges remained pinned against both Emsworth and Dashields locks and dams, and a sunken barge was located nearly a week after a 26-barge breakaway on the upper Ohio River that… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden and his U.S. trade representative (USTR) are taking on China over unfairly targeting the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors for dominance. “They’re not competing. They’re cheating,”… Read More
For the second year in a row, the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA) will hold its annual conference at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Ala., with this year’s event—the 74th… Read More
