For the second time, the U.S. Coast Guard has extended the deadline by which it will announce the latest version of a final rule for the electronic readers of Transportation… 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.
An Ohio man convicted of throwing pipe bombs onto two tows moving on the Ohio River will spend more than eight years in prison for the offenses. U.S. District Judge… Read More
Speakers during the first day of Waterways Council Inc’s 19th annual Waterways Symposium focused on current events, including the recent midterm elections, the economy and effects of the Ukraine War… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The House easily approved a much-anticipated compromise version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 as part of a major defense bill. By a vote of 350… Read More
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) announced it is honoring Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón, resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, with the American Maritime Champion Award. The award recognizes individuals or groups of individuals who have… Read More
An Ohio construction and asphalt company and related terminal are suing a fleeting service and marina, along with the Pittsburgh Engineer District, in a federal lawsuit that claims the fleeting… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District is preparing a Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (DIFR-EIS) for the Hatchie-Loosahatchie Mississippi River Ecosystem Restoration Study. The study seeks to examine restoring… Read More
A research team at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, is hoping to switch gears on the future fuels debate. Engineers there, led by Shawn Kook, a… Read More
Robert Miller, a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering and assistant director of the Watershed Flood Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, has been appointed… Read More
The maritime industry and its role in the transport of oil, gas and agriculture products as well as the long-desired “energy transition” were major topics of discussion at the New… Read More
