The devastating high winds and torrential rainfalls of Hurricane Helene slammed into southeastern states, leaving more than 200 dead in six states reported so far. Helene made landfall September 26… Read More
Alabama
The main lock chamber at Wilson Locks and Dam closed for additional inspections and possible emergency repairs after divers discovered cracking September 25 in the lock gates on both the… Read More
Whether you call it the Birmingham-Jefferson County Port Authority (BJCPA), the Port of Birmingham or simply Birmingport, there’s no denying the importance of the largest Alabama inland port that feeds… Read More
Making landfall September 12 as a Category 2 storm in Terrebonne Parish, La., Hurricane Francine brought torrential rain and storm surge to southeast Louisiana and knocked out power to almost… Read More
Stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom), which connects the Tennessee River at the shared border of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee to the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile, Ala., will gather… Read More
A fast patrol boat that served in the Vietnam War is heading upriver to serve as the first maritime training vessel on the inland waterways later this month. PTF-26 is… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District is moving closer to identifying temporary and permanent fixes to the monolith instability issue that forced an emergency closure of Holt Lock on the Black Warrior… Read More
Stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom) will gather in Point Clear, Ala., on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay at the Grand Hotel on August 9–11 for the 41st annual… Read More
With today’s mobile workforce, longevity in any one place isn’t as commonplace as it used to be. Decades spent in voluntary leadership, even less common. But one place where long-term… Read More
Holt Lock, Mile 347 on the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa, Ala., closed to navigation about 3 p.m. October 23 due to a component failure on the lower riverside emptying… Read More
