Fender supplier Trelleborg will be contributing information to PIANC’s new Working Group put together to update the 2002 Guidelines for the Design of Fender Systems. The guide will focus on… 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.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its progress in carrying out the recommendations of the Superfund Task Force Report that was released one year ago. The agency has also… Read More
Royal IHC will be holding its General Dredging Course from September 10 to 21 in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The course will provide an overview of different dredging processes, equipment and… Read More
Jan De Nul has begun work to reinforce the Prince Hendrik Sand Dike and expand the island of Texel. The project will create dunes to act as a water barrier… Read More
The Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Conference, based on the soon to be released CEDA-IADC guidebook Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure, will be held November 19 to 20 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The conference’s… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District has released the draft Mobile Harbor, Mobile, Alabama Integrated General Reevaluation Report with Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GRR/SEIS) for a 45-day… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District has a new survey vessel, Sarge. The 28-foot vessel was built in Irvington, Alabama by Silver Ships Inc. The Sarge will be used for… Read More
One of Louisiana’s major plastic resin manufacturers and exporters—Shintech Louisiana LLC—has announced a $1.49 billion expansion plan for its facility in Plaquemine, La. Shintech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shin-Etsu… Read More
Members of the Liebherr family, executive management and Newport News, Va., city officials gathered July 20 for a groundbreaking ceremony on site in Copeland Industrial Park to celebrate the construction… Read More
The New Orleans chapter of Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) held its first Leaders in Maritime Panel June 19 at the Jones Walker Law Firm in New Orleans’… Read More
