The Transportation Security Administration announced August 10 that it has enhanced the renewal process for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to help support critical transportation workers. Starting August 11,… 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.
A group of invited guests recently spent two days in the St. Louis area on a media tour organized by Debra Calhoun, Waterways Council Inc.’s senior vice president. Calhoun is… Read More
After Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 29, 2021, near Port Fourchon, La., the storm slowly churned inland over the coastal communities and marshes of Southeast Louisiana, eventually crossing the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Senate approved the Democrats’ sweeping climate, health and tax package that includes $3 billion to help install electrified equipment and reduce emissions at U.S. ports. Passed by a… Read More
While the Missouri River basin has seen improved runoff for two consecutive months, it is not enough to overcome the long-term drought persisting in much of the basin, the Corps… Read More
Houston-based Industrial Service Solutions (ISS), an independent manufacturer, supplier and servicer of industrial equipment, and Zeeboat, a company dedicated to maritime transportation decarbonization projects, have announced a “strategic alliance agreement”… Read More
Col. Brian D. Sawser assumed command of the Memphis Engineer District in an assumption of command ceremony July 22. Mississippi Valley Division Commander and Mississippi River Commission President Maj. Gen. Read More
Cashman Equipment Corporation, Braintree, Mass., a global provider of ocean deck barges and marine equipment, announced July 26 that it has been awarded ISO certification for its systems and processes… Read More
The Rhine River, Europe’s most important commercial waterway, is drying up in a ferocious midsummer heat wave—just as Germany, in particular, was coming to rely on it for more barge… Read More
Stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) have gathered 39 times previously for an annual conference devoted to infrastructure, operations and economic development of the waterway. Their 40th annual meeting will… Read More
