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Keep Pushing For Infrastructure Investment WJ Editorial

Keep Pushing For Infrastructure Investment

June 30, 2023

A divided House Appropriations Committee advanced a FY024 spending bill that provides $9.57 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That’s $910 million above the enacted level for the… Read More

State Of The Industry: Infrastructure, Carbon, Recruitment Define Promise, Challenges Of Year Ahead As the new year begins, the inland barge and towing industry looks ahead to some interesting challenges. (WJ file photo by John Shoulberg)

As the new year begins, the inland barge and towing industry looks ahead to some interesting challenges. (WJ file photo by John Shoulberg)

State Of The Industry: Infrastructure, Carbon, Recruitment Define Promise, Challenges Of Year Ahead

January 20, 2023

Ongoing infrastructure investment, a push toward decarbonization and the challenge of recruiting the next generation of inland mariners are all defining the coming year’s challenges for the inland waterways. As… Read More

Infrastructure Funding Moves Ahead WJ Editorial

Infrastructure Funding Moves Ahead

January 13, 2023

President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared together January 4 at the Brent Spence Bridge that connects Covington, Ky., to Cincinnati, Ohio, to tout the bipartisan achievement… Read More

2022: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events 2022 Annual Review

2022: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events

December 16, 2022

For the river industry, 2022 was defined by an unprecedented global drought and heat wave. The summer broke records for heat and drought all over the northern hemisphere and stopped… Read More

Lock And Dam Funding Brings Its Own Issues WJ editorial

Lock And Dam Funding Brings Its Own Issues

September 9, 2022

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

Ivey Highlights Alabama’s Economic Recovery At Warrior-Tom Meeting Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association meeting May 19. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to the annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association meeting May 19. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Ivey Highlights Alabama’s Economic Recovery At Warrior-Tom Meeting

June 3, 2022

“My goal for Alabama is simple: I want our state to be the best place to live, work and raise a family.” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey reiterated her simple goal… Read More

‘Invisible Infrastructure,’ WRDA 2022 Called Important For Future Sean Duffy, executive director of the Big River Coalition. (Photo by John Shoulberg)

Sean Duffy, executive director of the Big River Coalition. (Photo by John Shoulberg)

‘Invisible Infrastructure,’ WRDA 2022 Called Important For Future

June 1, 2022

Highlighting the importance of improving safety through technology use and continuing to fund navigation projects, Sean Duffy and Paul Rohde led the audience at the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) through… Read More

Waterways Competitiveness Can’t Be Taken For Granted WJ Editorial

Waterways Competitiveness Can’t Be Taken For Granted

May 27, 2022

The National Waterways Foundation report released this month on U.S. waterways’ economic competitiveness is very timely, coming as it does after news about ramped-up investment in U.S. waterways infrastructure. Americans… Read More

Biden OK's Increased Ethanol For Summer Gasoline Washington Waves

Biden OK’s Increased Ethanol For Summer Gasoline

April 15, 2022

Washington, D.C.—Hoping to offer a more affordable option to Americans at the pump, President Joe Biden announced plans for an emergency waiver to allow E15 gasoline, a cheaper blend of… Read More

White House Announces Additional Waterways Funding Washington Waves

White House Announces Additional Waterways Funding

April 1, 2022

Washington, D.C.—The White House has announced another $2.7 billion to fund U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects throughout the country as part of its effort to strengthen ports and waterways. Read More