A total closure of the Ohio River at the Belleville (W.Va.) Locks and Dam near Mile 204 took place April 11, after a hydraulic line failure occurred in the main… 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 Corps of Engineers has increased its Missouri Basin runoff forecast for 2018 to 30.2 million acre feet (maf.). The forecast has been increasing each month this year; in March,… Read More
Louisiana’s Mississippi River Delta and coast have made headlines of late, thanks to a pair of studies that examine flooding and coastal erosion, a state-issued coastal quarantine and the recently-announced… Read More
The Port of New Orleans hosted its 10th annual Cargo Connections Conference last week, with shippers, ocean carriers and industry leaders gathering in New Orleans’ Warehouse District April 8–10 to… Read More
The mv. Michael Poindexter, operated by American Commercial Barge Line LLC, punched a 12-barge tow through the remaining Lake Pepin ice April 10 to open the commercial navigation season on… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined other federal agencies in committing to a memorandum the Trump administration says will streamline environmental reviews and eliminate needless delays of major… Read More
As the war of words and actions over tariffs heats up between the U.S. and China, mayors of Mississippi River towns are warning of potentially severe impacts to river commerce. Read More
Teledyne has introduced the new Echotrac E20 all-in-one echosounder, designed for surveying in all environments. The unit comes with 1 or 2 frequency agile channels from 10 to 250kHz, a… Read More
James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has launched an integrated services package, “Excavation Plus,” whereby JFSE is the single point of contact for a range of work areas, including project management,… Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) is seeking organizations or project teams with exceptional safety performance and a proactive approach to raising awareness of safety in dredging for its Safety Excellence… Read More