The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that agency officials caught hundreds of invasive carp in the biggest haul in Minnesota to date. Officials caught 296 silver carp, 23 grass… 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 Cumberland River reopened at Mile 2.7 about 11:45 a.m. December 4, following delays related to imploding the old bridge crossing the river. Contractors imploded the old U.S. 60 Cumberland… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Key officials touted the success of the current investment in the nation’s navigation program to lawmakers now working on the Water Resources Development Act of 2024. “It has forced… Read More
Marine Money International hosted its second annual Marine Finance Forum in New Orleans on November 30, with present operations and future needs of the inland waterways of the United States… Read More
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed Bayou La Batre, Ala.-based Steiner Construction Company’s latest protest over a contract awarded to Birdon America of Denver, Colo., for the design… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District saw the last tow of the 2023 navigation season depart as the mv. Thomas E. Erickson transited through Lock and Dam 10, near Guttenberg, Iowa,… Read More
Public comments are being sought on moving the planned location of a new Ohio River bridge that would replace the 1936 bridge connecting Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill. The Kentucky… Read More
The Pittsburgh Engineer District will update the public on the Lower Monongahela Project on December 12 as the project nears its final phase. The public meeting, to be held at… Read More
Officials will discuss a flood resiliency study for the area near Brunswick, Mo., during a December 11 public outreach meeting in Brunswick. The meeting will be held at the Knight… Read More
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced November 21 that it has awarded the contract for the new Interstate 69 approach to a new Ohio River bridge. ORX Constructors, a joint… Read More
