According to estimates recently presented by the Corps of Engineers to the Inland Waterways Users Board, the Kentucky Lock Addition Project will need an additional $332 million above and beyond… Read More
Corps of Engineers
Along with other transportation-related industries, ours is in the midst of an ongoing labor shortage. All modes—trucking, railroads and barges—have their challenges and their non-traditional work schedules. We are still… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District celebrated its three years under the leadership of Col. Stephen Murphy and the transfer of command to Col. Cullen Jones in a September 16 ceremony… Read More
A flood of new infrastructure funding in several bills, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, has directed hundreds of millions of new… Read More
For the fifth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More
Members of the River Industry Action Committee (RIAC), along with towing company captains, met with Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers officials on June 29 in St. Louis to hear… Read More
On June 17, the port commission of the Port of Houston Authority (Port Houston), meeting in a special session, awarded two of the largest contracts in the organization’s history to… Read More
Whether it’s the river system or the Great Lakes, navigation is all about connection, said Joe Savage, programs director for the Corps of Engineer’s Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. Read More
Members of Congress, the governor, the mayor and other local elected officials, an assistant secretary of the Army, top leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District, St. Paul Engineer District and St. Louis Engineer District recently completed a seven-year effort to develop an updated, standardized hydraulic model for the Upper Mississippi… Read More