The Waterways Journal

Connor Naes, the son of North American Marine Consultants (NAMC) vice president Nora Naes and grandson of NAMC president and co-founder Jim “Pritch” Pritchard, graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard… Read More

Christmas came early for the inland waterways industry with members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure announcing they have finalized the wording for this year’s Water Resources Development… Read More

Damage discovered when Wilson Lock and Dam’s main chamber was dewatered is too severe to allow navigation traffic to transit the lock between two dewaterings, which means the lock will… Read More

The river industry prides itself on coming together to help each other when hurricanes, floods and other disasters take place. Now some in the industry have come together to help… Read More

Dewatering of the main lock chamber at Wilson Lock and Dam found more extensive cracking than previously known, and inspectors are assessing what that meant in terms of repairs. “Some… Read More

Waterways Council Inc. (WCI), a Washington D.C.-based maritime industry advocacy group, held its 21st annual Waterways Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, November 13–14. WCI’s board of directors and members met… Read More

“Are all christenings like this?” First-timers were asking themselves that question at American Commercial Barge Line’s November 12 christening of the mv. ACBL Mariner, an 11,000 hp. towboat built at… Read More

Michael Connor, assistant secretary of the Army-Civil Works, announced on October 24 that he would step down from his position after three years of service. His announcement came before the… Read More