Representatives from the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) have signed a cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA) to advance the St. Bernard …
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Elon Musk’s xAI is building two huge data centers, one in Memphis, Tenn., on the site of an abandoned Electrolux factory, and another in Mississippi just across the Tennessee border. …
Moran Towing Corporation announced October 2 that it has acquired Bisso Towboat Company as a long-term investment in the ongoing growth of New Orleans and the Lower Mississippi River region. …
As first announced in June, investment firm Redwood Holdings successfully completed its acquisition of New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company in early September. The acquisition of Canal Barge and all its …
New Orleans-based Global Maritime Ministries held its annual Lighthouse Gala September 25 at the Audubon Tea Room in Uptown New Orleans. The event served as both a fundraiser for Global …
The Senate confirmed Michael Rutherford of Florida to serve as the Department of Transportation’s first assistant secretary for multimodal freight infrastructure and policy. Confirmation for the former railroad executive came …
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) has announced the approval of a $20 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the redevelopment of the historic Jeffboat waterfront site in …
Riverview Companies, a family-owned maritime services provider with roots along the Upper Mississippi River, is expanding to the Gulf Coast with the launch of Riverview Marine Repair in Morgan City, …
As part of its annual conference, held September 30–October 3 in Milwaukee, Wis., members of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Association (IRPT) named a new president, Lucy Fletcher, who oversees …
Representatives from the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) have signed a cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA) to advance the St. Bernard …
St. Johns Ship Building, a leading Jones Act shipyard and a subsidiary of Americraft Marine, announced October 6 it will build three 140’ x 40’ x 8’ steel material deck …
Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners, a leading provider of maritime solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, has announced the recent purchase of West Gulf Marine, a family-owned shipyard in Galveston, …
The recent columns regarding the steam sternwheel towboat W.P. Snyder Jr. becoming a museum exhibit in Marietta, Ohio, in 1955 touched on the fact that steam vessels were being replaced …
The Alabama Port Authority on October 3 announced that the Mobile Ship Channel has officially reached its authorized depth of 50 feet, marking a major milestone for the Port of …
Low-water conditions are causing issues on many of the country’s navigable rivers, not just on the Lower Mississippi. On the Upper Mississippi, the St. Louis gauge had fallen to –0.35 …
The first Tall Stacks event was held at Cincinnati in 1988. The idea grew out of a bicentennial commission to plan how to celebrate two centuries since the city’s founding. …
October 3, 2025 The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a request for information (RFI) to the marine industry and others involved in the nation’s supply chain on the growing concern …
James “Billy” York of Smithland, Ky., died September 24 at the Ray & Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Ky. York was 83. A native of Waynesboro, Tenn., York …
With 80 percent of the nation’s locks and dams past their 50-year design life and some taking decades to build, presenters at the Smart Rivers Conference September 8-12 in Memphis, …
Weeks Marine Inc., based in Covington, La., was awarded three dredging contracts for dredging in Kings Bay, Ga., La Porte, Texas, and Venice, La. The first contract, a firm-fixed-price contract …
T. Parker Host, which specializes in ship agency and terminal services, has acquired Impala Terminals Burnside (Impala Burnside), a bulk facility in Burnside, La., at Mile 169 on the Lower …
Conrad Awarded Barge Contract Morgan City, La.-based Conrad Shipyard has been awarded a $45.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for a new barge for the Philadelphia Engineer District. Construction of the barge …
Reactions from waterway-relevant federal agencies to the current government shutdown have ranged from withholding updates to websites to shutting down offices. “Due to a lapse in federal funding, this website …
Action Intel, the data, software and artificial intelligence firm that brought the BargeAI application to the inland waterways, has announced the launch of Tow Tracker. The new tool delivers accurate, …
SP Vessel Services has signed an agreement with TowWorks to support its Compliance and Incident Management Modules. Under the leadership of CEO Patrick Smith, SP Vessel Services is a team …
Every day on the Lower Mississippi River, ships unload and load cargo, be it containerized, bulk or breakbulk. To keep things running smoothly, there is a shipping agent, like Bill …
The St. Louis Engineer District honored Brian Markert at a September retirement ceremony in St. Louis. The district expressed thanks for Markert’s dedication, leadership and commitment to serving the public …
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) and KOTUG Training & Consultancy have renewed their strategic partnership to expand maritime training opportunities for U.S. mariners. SCI, through its Center for Maritime Education …
As the summer of 2025 has wound down, the refrain from the Turnpike Troubadours song “Long Hot Summer Day” comes to mind. For every day I’m workin’ on the Illinois …
It’s been nearly seven years since the last government shutdown. That one, which spanned 35 days at the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, was the longest in …
J.F. Brennan Company (Brennan) has honored the late Michael “Mike” Turner, a former superintendent for the company, with a namesake barge. The 150-foot by 60-foot barge Michael Turner, which has …
We Work The Waterways hosted an Industry Interaction Day at Plaquemines Parish, La., October 1, hosting more than 160 students from across three high schools. Students spent the day learning …
The Mississippi and Ohio rivers are falling again after a brief reprieve from passing rain showers. In a September 26 Memphis Engineer District press conference, Mike Clay, hydrologics and hydrology …
For more than three decades, CT Marine has built a reputation for innovation and craftsmanship in naval architecture and marine engineering. At the heart of that story is the Townsend …
America’s River Roots, a celebration commemorating the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America, will take place at Cincinnati, Ohio, from about 8 a.m. October 8 through midnight …
Vicksburg, Miss.-based Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply (EMIS) has launched a new location in Wood River, Ill., at Upper Mississippi River Mile 198, about 20 miles below the confluence of …
With the Lower Mississippi River hovering around 3 feet at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans, the New Orleans Engineer District has announced plans to build an underwater sill across …
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry was awarded the Maritime Person of the Year award by the New Orleans Propeller Club at a gala held September 17 at the Higgins Hotel. Hartson …
The Rock Island Engineer District, working in collaboration with state and federal groups, has launched the Mississippi & Illinois River Experience Tool, a website aimed at gathering public input to …
Just a few weeks ago, crews at Peoria Lock and Dam on the Illinois Waterway finished installing new fencing and a new access road. It was just the latest of …
The newly formed Illinois River Cities and Towns Initiative is holding its first annual meeting November 5-6 in Peoria, Ill. The IRCTI, which officially formed in February (WJ, Sept. 24, …
A project to prevent the spread of invasive carp into the Great Lakes is moving forward at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River near Joliet, Ill., …
When Michael Lamport describes the Hickman Hard Point, he uses an artificial intelligence-generated photo of rock pinnacles protruding from the riverbed and an underwater waterfall plunging into a 120-foot-deep hole …
At press time, the federal government still faced the possibility of a shutdown September 30. The March continuing resolution funding the government will expire on that date if Republicans and …
The last column detailed the early years of the steam sternwheel towboat W.P. Snyder Jr., built in 1918 on the bank of the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh by James Rees …
Mack B. Hester, who worked as a towboat captain for 64 years for American Commercial Lines, died September 15 in Mobile, Ala., at the age of 81. A native of …
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has launched a new Mississippi River Basin Drought and Water Dashboard. The dashboard is the result of cross-agency collaboration between NOAA, the National …
The Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library, a special collection of the St. Louis Mercantile Library, recently recognized John K. Brown for his book “Spanning the Gilded Age.” Nicholas …
As the summer of 2025 has wound down, the refrain from the Turnpike Troubadours song “Long Hot Summer Day” comes to mind. For every day I’m workin’ on the Illinois …
On July 16, the Final Rule on Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System (MTS), published in January of this year, became effective. First published as a proposed rule back in …
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