The pilot of the towboat mv. City of Louisville left the helm unattended, leading to a 2023 grounding that caused an estimated $2 million in damage, the National Transportation… Read More
The Waterways Journal
When Illinois farmers want to know why barge transportation is important to them, Rodney Weinzierl points to corn export figures. “Exports are a big deal for farmers in… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) will host a webinar June 5 concerning applying for the U.S. Marine Highway grant. The webinar will be… Read More
The Corps of Engineers recently awarded $131 million to the Houston Ship Channel as part of the Corps’ newly announced FY2025 Work Plan. $98 million of the allotted funding… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District hosted an event May 22 at Lock and Dam 25 on the Upper Mississippi River to provide a look at the work to… Read More
Better guidance on when the main chamber of Wilson Lock will return to service should be available in the first week to 10 days of June, according to the… Read More
The Coast Guard is investigating after a report of a capsized caustic soda barge May 26 in the St. Louis harbor. No one was injured. The Coast… Read More
A trio of panelists during an Inland Marine Expo (IMX) education session looked at waterway infrastructure across the country and the challenge of project reliability and cost overruns. Read More
Jennifer Carpenter is uniquely positioned to participate in and interpret recent conversations about how best to support and revitalize the U.S. merchant marine and domestic shipbuilding capabilities. She joined… Read More
On the stage of the Inland Marine Expo, Tracy Zea, president and CEO of Waterways Council Inc. (WCI), called Kentucky Lock the worst, most embarrassing project the Corps… Read More
