Washington, D.C. — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) and unions representing U.S. merchant mariners condemned the Biden administration’s waiver of the Jones Act as unlawful and unnecessary. “We urge you… 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.
Shamrock Marine, a Baton Rouge, La.-based provider of personnel and supply launch services and warehousing, started with a simple idea to meet a practical need—one that founder Duncan Armentor had… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District awarded a $5.5 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company, doing business as Newt Marine Service, September 20 to begin constructing Stage 2… Read More
The St. Louis Inland River Seminar returned to St. Louis September 20, welcomed by maritime attorneys, insurers, brokers and towing operators. It was held at the Missouri Athletic Club in… Read More
According to Mike Clay, chief of hydraulics at the Memphis Engineer District, river levels in the Memphis District’s area of operations (between Cairo, Ill., and Friar’s Point, Miss.) are, on… Read More
As Mississippi River levels drop, the St. Louis Engineer District is keeping an eye on conditions, but there are no tow restrictions yet. While there have been reports of low… Read More
An update on the progress and funding for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project and Chickamauga Lock Replacement are among the items on the agenda for the annual meeting of the… Read More
The Nashville Engineer District plans to study options for managing and preventing the spread of invasive carp species at locks on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and the northern section… Read More
For the better part of a decade, the Mississippi River seemed to be stuck on flood, with 2011 one of the worst floods on record and 2019 the longest. But… Read More
For the first time in 44 years, and only the second time since it first opened in 1963, the entire chamber at Old River Lock is dry, with a low… Read More
