USACE breaks ground for new lock chamber at Lock and Dam 25
The St. Louis Engineer District held a groundbreaking ceremony May 18 for a new 1,200- by 110-foot lock chamber adjacent to the existing 600- by 110-foot lock chamber in Winfield, Mo. The
Inland
Rick Iuliucci elected as new AWO chairman
The members of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) elected a new slate of leaders this week during the association’s Spring Convention and Annual Membership Meeting. Rick Iuliucci, vice president, The Vane Brothers
Two Illinois inland ports get grant funding
The St. Louis Regional Freightway reports that eight major infrastructure projects in Madison and St. Clair Counties in southwestern Illinois, including three at inland ports, are receiving more than $41 million in
New DOT oral fluid testing rule: No need for action yet
On May 2, 2023, the Department of Transportation published a final rule in the Federal Register allowing oral fluid testing to be used for DOT drug tests, in place of urine-based testing,
American Cruise Lines celebrates double riverboat christenings
Guilford, Conn., based American Cruise Lines this week held riverboat christenings at two very different locations — in a canyon at the Idaho border and alongside a bayou in Louisiana — for
Weeks takes delivery of new push tug
Recently delivered by Rodriguez Shipbuilding to Cranford, N.J.-headquartered Weeks Marine, the Boyce B is a 72- foot long by 30-foot beam push tug with an eye-level height of 31 feet. Designed by
MARAD announces 2023 Small Shipyard Grant winners
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced $20.8 million in grant awards to 27 small shipyards in 20 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. Since 2008, the program has awarded $303
Additional locks and dams on Mississippi River closed due to high water
Due to high water, the St. Paul Engineer District closed several Mississippi River locks and dams to all commercial and recreational traffic this past weekend and anticipates more closures in the coming
Taylor Dickerson named new WIMOs president
As Holly Normand of Ingram Barge Company steps down from her role as executive president of the Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) Association, Kirby’s Taylor Dickerson has been named the new association
High water closes Mississippi River lock and dams
The St. Paul Engineer District has closed four locks and dams in response to high water levels on the Mississippi River. Lock and Dam 4, near Alma, Wis., was closed on April