Errin Howard, who formerly served as executive director of RiverWorks Discovery, has announced a new consulting role with Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT), where she is serving as the… 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 House gave final congressional approval to a major defense authorization bill that includes a $1.35 billion package to boost modernization opportunities for ports, maritime infrastructure and shipbuilding and… Read More
Site Selection magazine has ranked Louisville, Ky., its top metropolitan area in its Ohio River Corridor rankings, which were released earlier this month. Louisville tied with Cincinnati, Ohio, in the… Read More
Victor P. (Peter) Serodino III, 66, of Chattanooga, Tenn., died December 6 after a long illness. He worked his way up in the Serodino family marine businesses to become CEO of Southern Marine Construction Company,… Read More
The year was 2003: George W. Bush was in the White House; the Iraq War was just beginning; Linkin Park sold more than six million records; “Finding Nemo” was one… Read More
Belgium-based E-Crane Worldwide, a builder of electric, counterbalanced cranes since 1990, launched its subsidiary dealer for North and South America, E-Crane International USA, in 1999. Since then, the company has… Read More
While issues with the main chamber at Meldahl Locks and Dam have led to it being closed indefinitely, the auxiliary chamber opened earlier than expected to help ease congestion. The… Read More
A little rain falling at the right time and in the right place helped to slow a predicted sharp decline on the Upper Mississippi, but it wasn’t able to stop… Read More
Michael Lindgren, former vice president of operations at Riverway Company, passed away at his home in Minneapolis, Minn., on November 30, his 85th birthday. Lindgren was involved in the river… Read More
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Lloyd’s Register Foundation are developing a program framework to be used by maritime educators all over the world to train mariners in skills working… Read More
