When summer sets in on the Upper Ohio River, heat and humidity tend to show up with it. In the pre-air-conditioning days of a bygone era, a favorite way to… Read More
Washington
A rare copy of the 1945 edition of the Inland River Record sold on eBay March 21 for an astounding $569. The inaugural edition has been an elusive catch for… Read More
Seattle-based Manson Construction Company has announced a contract with Keppel AmFELS of Brownsville, Texas, to build a new trailing suction hopper dredge to be named the Frederick Paup. The dredge,… Read More
A draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Columbia River System, the culmination of a years-long process, rejected calls to breach dams on the lower Snake River. The Corps of… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating after a towing vessel with 15 barges of coal hit an Ohio River bridge in northern Kentucky, west of Cincinnati. No damage was done… Read More
Early September was typically the time when excursion boats began winding down the season. Undoubtedly, the most famous of firms that operated excursion vessels was Streckfus Steamers, of St. Louis… Read More
Seattle, Wash.-based Foss Maritime announced February 27 that it is continuing its ongoing fleet expansion program with the keel laying of the first of its new class of ASD 90… Read More
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public comments on proposed rules that would require a standard state hydraulics permit to use a suction dredge to prospect… Read More
Washington, D.C.—In an unusual rebuke even in these divisive political times, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House voted to block President Donald Trump’s national emergency on border security that some warn could… Read More
The Walla Walla Engineer District will conduct routine annual inspections, preventative maintenance and repairs at all navigation locks on the Columbia and Snake rivers during March. Walla Walla District dams… Read More
