Several news sources claimed over the second weekend in December that Viking River Cruises is abandoning its plans to offer cruises on U.S. rivers aboard European-style longboats, but the company… 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 is continuing to prepare the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System for the upcoming runoff season, according to a January 9 conference call. Current Gavins Point Dam releases are… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority has announced that Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant will serve as the agency’s chairman in 2018. This is Bryant’s second term as chairman of the authority. Read More
The Coast Guard responded to a sunken vessel discharging oil near Mile 8 on the Big Sandy River near Butler, W.Va., January 10. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Huntington watchstanders… Read More
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AGRI-AFC, an agricultural seed and support company that operates mainly in the Southeast, has applied to the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Corps of Engineers for a permit to build… Read More
The Red River Valley Association (RRVA) will hold its 93rd annual convention February 21–22 at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, La. The convention will span a wide range of topics—from… Read More
A homeless man who jumped from a lock wall of the McAlpine Lock into an empty coal barge was spotted by the crew of the mv. Laura Tamble and rescued… Read More
Hunter Marine Transport Inc. and Hines Furlong Line Inc., both of Nashville, Tenn., announced on January 2 they have entered into an agreement for Hunter to sell its inland marine… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Republican control of the U.S. Senate took a one-vote hit with the swearing-in of newly elected Alabama Democrat Doug Jones, making it a bit more difficult to move the… Read More
