Neither proposal for tax-incentivized Maritime Prosperity Zones in two recent House bills was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which typically covers some portion of maritime spending… Read More
The Waterways Journal
The last column dealt with a towboat built in 1955 for Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Line that was named Kansas City and operated on the Missouri River… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD), Houston, Texas, has been awarded a $16.1 million contract for regional dredging work in Venice, La. The firm-fixed-price contract calls for… Read More
Ryan Reich’s work managing inland navigation infrastructure has put him at the center of some of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ most challenging waterway emergencies. Reich, chief… Read More
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle concluded a four-day tour of infrastructure projects in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi on August 28, including the groundbreaking for… Read More
The Memphis Engineer District and the sponsors of the Osceola Harbor Expansion Project signed a project partnership agreement (PPA) in August. The local sponsors are the Osceola Port… Read More
A towboat crew pulled two pleasure boaters from the water after a collision between their boat and a tow of empty barges August 30 on the Monongahela River in… Read More
The abandonment of marine craft is an ever-present issue, one which costs thousands of dollars and poses a threat to both property and the environment. BoatUS Foundation, an organization… Read More
Superior Ag celebrated the opening of its new, 32,000-ton dry fertilizer distribution and storage facility, the Ohio River Terminal, on August 25. The terminal, located in Rockport, Ind.,… Read More
As key maintenance funding winds down and fights intensify over limited Missouri River water, the Coalition to Protect the Missouri River met in Kansas City on August 26-27. Read More
