A $448 million contract with the United States Navy took center stage in the report of Orion Group Holdings Inc. The company announced the contract in March, the same day… 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.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans partnered with 30 public and private organizations April 26 to conduct a mass rescue exercise on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans. The exercise… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Even while losing four Republican votes, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) managed to squeak through a bill linking a debt limit hike to spending cuts and other changes. H.R. Read More
While the design team continues working on plans at Brandon Road Lock and Dam for a multi-layer system to prevent the spread of invasive Asian carp into the Great Lakes,… Read More
High water closed most of the Upper Mississippi River to commercial traffic as 33 river gauges from the Twin Cities through Burlington, Iowa, showed “major flooding,” according to the National… Read More
A hopper barge has been successfully removed from McAlpine Dam, Ohio Mile 606.8. It was the last of three barges that became pinned against the lower dam after 10 barges… Read More
After three years of work and $25.5 million, the Memphis Engineer District’s new Bank Grading Unit (BGU) has arrived. The BGU was delivered April 11, docking at its new home… Read More
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported a record catch of 30 silver carp March 23 in Pool 6 of the Mississippi River near Winona, Minn., by a commercial… Read More
Edward James Mohr, 83, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died February 13. He worked as the manager of barge maintenance for Peavey Barge Line and later as a director of marine operations… Read More
Chester. R. “Chet” Hammock, 61, of Columbia, Ill., died March 27 at his home. He worked as a barge maintenance supervisor for American Commercial Barge Line in St. Louis Harbor,… Read More
