The New Orleans Engineer District is to construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.
The Detroit Engineer District and contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) will host an in-person and virtual public meeting 6.00 p.m., July 10, 2023, to inform the public of blasting activities needed
Cracks in a muffler and the substantial use of combustible materials in accommodation spaces led to a fire aboard the 48-year old towing vessel Mary Dupre on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near
The Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) has appointed Jen Armstrong as director, government relations, joining Dustin Davidson in this role. Armstrong was most recently director of navigation policy and legislation for the American
By Michael Breslin, Director – Safety & Sustainability, American Waterways Operators In less than eight months, the Mississippi River’s water levels have experienced significant fluctuations. In October 2022, the river reached unprecedented
The fleet of ultra-green tugboats ordered by Canada’s HaiSea Marine will operate from a floating operations and maintenance base. And, as the first of the tugs start to arrive, construction of the
The Waterways Council reports that the House Committee on Appropriations has approved, by a vote of 34-24, the FY 2024 Energy and Water Development (E&W) Appropriations Bill. Included in the bill are
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, plan to slightly lower the Mississippi River between Lower St. Anthony Falls and Lock and Dam
The groundbreaking methanol-to-hydrogen technology to be used in Maritime Partners’ Hydrogen One towboat has completed a successful string test in Gothenburg, Sweden. In the test, all the key components of the vessel’s
Soybean farmers had a belated date with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., this past Tuesday. They presented him with a $2 million ceremonial check