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During the July 20 meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) in Paducah, Ky., the board voted unanimously to recommend that the remaining cost for several major lock construction… Read More

Washington, D.C.—Congressional appropriators appear headed toward a potential impasse on getting spending bills through both chambers and signed into law by President Joe Biden. In its first session on fiscal… Read More

The Inland Marine Expo, hosted by The Waterways Journal, celebrated its 10th edition in a new city in 2023, and the journey to Nashville, Tenn., brought along… Read More

Washington, D.C.—A key House subcommittee took on the shortage of U.S. mariners and recruitment and retention challenges faced by the Coast Guard. Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.), chairman of the House… Read More

The meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board April 13 in Pittsburgh, Pa., highlighted once again the challenges the Corps of Engineers faces in an environment of continuing inflation, labor… Read More

Nashville Engineer District leaders, engineers and project managers hosted stakeholder roundtables recently to provide updates and an opportunity to visit the district’s two mega construction projects. Lt. Col. Joseph Sahl,… Read More

Back in the bad old days of chronic underfunding and “fix as fail,” it was frustratingly familiar to see the costs of crucial lock and dam projects balloon out of… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works program would receive $7.4 billion as part of President Joe Biden’s $6.8-trillion budget blueprint for fiscal year 2024, which top House… Read More