Auxo Investment Partners, a private equity firm based in Grand Rapids, Mich., announced December 6 that it has acquired M/G Transport Services, a leading dry cargo barge transportation and logistics… 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.
Even though close to 1,500 river miles separate Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Ill., from the Gulf of Mexico, waterway operators from the South—particularly those from Texas and… Read More
Two Houston Ship Channel pilots received the 2017 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. The award was presented during the 30th session of the IMO Assembly… Read More
Capt. James Lee “Jim” Robinson, 75, of Savannah, Tenn., died October 29. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a towboat captain for Tennessee Valley Towing…. This… Read More
Two rocket fuel tanks recently made their way from Savage, Minn., to Cape Canaveral, Fla., pushed on two 250- by 782-foot barges by McDonough Marine Service’s Mister Mac. According to… Read More
Cenac Marine Services CEO Benny Cenac has presented a fully refurbished tank barge to South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) to be used in the school’s workforce development training program. Cenac,… Read More
In September PIANC issued an abridged field version to its 2015 publication “Classification of Soils and Rocks for the Maritime Dredging Process.” In November 2015 PIANC MarCom issued the comprehensive… Read More
By Anna Townshend In October the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) an executive agency of the U.K. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) published a… Read More
Six months ago President Trump made a pledge to fund a $1 trillion infrastructure program to address our aging infrastructure needs. It remains a hot topic but has taken a… Read More
Lyda Krewson became St. Louis’ first female mayor in April 2017 after serving as alderwoman of St. Louis’ 28th ward since 1997. After graduating with an education degree from Truman… Read More
