Thanksgiving Day is a uniquely American tradition that many other countries admire. This Thanksgiving season, we in the inland maritime community—and the communities scattered along our waterways—have a lot to… Read More
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Aging infrastructure will be a prime topic of the Tennessee River Valley Association Conference September 30-October 1 in Franklin, Tenn. TRVA executive director Cline Jones said issues at Holt and… Read More
By Cheryl Wray and Frank McCormack Holt Lock, located at Mile 347 on the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa, Ala., could be just a few weeks away from reopening to… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District held an industry day September 4 at Holt Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to discuss the plan to repair a… 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
The Mobile Engineer District has ordered the emergency closure of Holt Lock on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala., following the appearance of new cracks and a stability analysis… 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
Familiar faces abounded at the 71st annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA), held May 17–19 at the Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear, Ala. The 2021 meeting came… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, the shortcut between the Tennessee River in the north and Mobile Harbor and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in the south, is wrapping up a busy dredging and… Read More
As it weaves through the wooded hills of Tuscaloosa County, Ala., the Black Warrior River tumbles from an elevation of near 240 feet to below 100 feet in a span… Read More
