Louisiana-based Conrad Shipyard successfully delivered the first Yard, Repair, Berthing, Messing (YRBM) vessel to the U.S. Navy this month, marking a significant milestone in the shipyard’s longstanding history of shipbuilding… 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.
For the first time in six years, the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Unit Paducah hosted an industry day for maritime businesses October 18. About 50 people attended the event, held… Read More
Despite a blip of relief from Hurricane Helene, the worrying trend of low water on the Middle Mississippi River and Illinois River is continuing for the third year in a… Read More
By Abby Korfhage, Louisville Engineer District The Louisville Engineer District’s dam safety team joined members from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to use the Corps’ Dambot 1.0… Read More
When Arnold, Mo.-based Custom Compounders’ L-44 line of degreasers debuted between 2007 and 2009, most other degreasers in use were composed of ingredients that posed potentially serious consequences for workers. Read More
By Jim Kearns and Chris Ulfers What happens when the policy objectives of federal programs collide? This is being played out in real time as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
The Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) met in Alexandria, Va., October 3 for a day of safety discussions and presentations followed by an awards dinner in the… Read More
Crowds of busy, excited, attentive high school students were bused to Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., for the latest We Work The Waterways (WWTW) event on October… Read More
While hurricanes Helene and Milton inundated parts of the Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland river basins with rain, low-water conditions caused groundings on the Illinois River and threatened the Upper Mississippi. Read More
The Mississippi River Institute barge stands out against other river vessels with its yellow pencil and ruler spuds. This barge was constructed by Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), and it’s… Read More
