For much of this year, persistent drought affecting the Gatun Lake, the principal source of water to operate the Panama Canal, has required restrictions on drafts of vessels transiting the… 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.
The Missouri Department of Transportation imploded the old Interstate 70 bridge that crosses the Missouri River near Rocheport, Mo., on September 10. The new westbound bridge, which had already been… Read More
Donna Kay Griffen York, 81, of Paducah, Ky., a longtime employee of Crounse Corporation, died September 7 at Clinton Place in Clinton, Ky. She retired from Crounse after 35 years… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District will begin a 60-day closure at Algiers Lock on October 2 to repair damage incurred in a July 4 allision. On Independence Day, a towing… Read More
The Consul General of Ukraine in Houston, Texas, Vitalii Tarasiuk, traveled to south Louisiana at the end of August to meet with officials from both the Port of New Orleans… Read More
As punishing drought continues with no significant rain forecasts on the immediate horizon, Mississippi River levels continue to drop, approaching the record lows of last year and squeezing bargeloads even… Read More
Consolidated Grain & Barge Company (CGB) has announced that it has acquired JB Shipyards in St. Louis, Mo. Renamed CGB St. Louis Shipyard, the facility will employ 35 people, with… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced its selection of the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) to conduct a study to inform a new national strategy to position the U.S. maritime… Read More
Work began September 5 to replace the Mississippi River bridge connecting Iowa Highway 9 in Lansing, Iowa, to Wisconsin Highway 82 in rural Crawford County, Wis. A new bridge is… Read More
Houston, Pa.-based Campbell Transportation Company (CTC) recently celebrated the grand opening of its new southern base of operations at Four Oaks Place in the Uptown area of Houston, Texas. The… Read More
