St. Paul Engineer district to close four locks and dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closing four of its locks and dams in early December for maintenance. The closures will officially end the 2023 navigation season on
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M/V Joseph Patrick Eckstein kicks off 2024 navigation season
The St. Paul Engineer District locked the M/V Joseph Patrick Eckstein, operated by Marquette Transportation, with 12 barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn., March 17, en route to St.
St. Paul District reopens locks and dams after winter maintenance
The St. Paul Engineer District will reopen several locks and dams this month that were closed for winter maintenance. Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., which was dewatered for inspection and
Historic low-water conditions continue to impact Mississippi River traffic
An update to this story can be found here. Impacts to navigation not seen since 1988 continue as low Mississippi River water levels linger. These impacts include barge groundings, lock closures and
Ingram Barge tow is first of 2021 Mississippi River navigation season
Marking the unofficial start of the 2021 Mississippi River navigation system, the Ingram Barge Company’s M/V R. Clayton McWhorter, originating from the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois and pushing 12 barges
Washington State foil ferry project gets FTA grant
A Washington State project aiming to develop an innovative fast foil ferry has received a boost in the shape of a $372,910 award to Kitsap Transit in the latest round of grants
Washington State project aims to speed up development of fast foil ferry
A consortium of Washington State players in the blue economy has launched a Joint Innovation Project to speed the design of a fast foil ferry, an innovation that promises a leap forward
Two D’Amico engineers plead guilty in pollution case
AUGUST 17, 2016 — Two senior engineering officers employed by Italian shipping company D’Amico have admitted that they deliberately concealed their vessel’s discharge of oily waste into the sea, according to U.S.
DSD Shipping and four engineers indicted in magic pipe case
MAY 13, 2015 — A federal grand jury in Mobile, AL, has returned a seven-count indictment charging Stavanger, Norway, headquartered Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab AS (DSD Shipping) and four employees with violating the
Criminal investigation involving Petrobras widens
DECEMBER 14, 2014—Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras, one of the world’s largest oil companies, said it would once again delay the filing of its third quarter financial statements “in the light of new facts”