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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

Holly Normand and Taylor Dickerson of WIMOs

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

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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

Lara Bowman has joined the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) in Kiln, Miss., as director of development.

Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission appoints director of development

Lara Bowman has joined the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission (HCPHC) in Kiln, Miss., as director of development. “We are excited to add an experienced and passionate professional like Lara to

World's first battery-electric pushboat on the water

VIDEO: World’s first battery electric shallow draft pushboat

The Belov Engenharia shipyard in Salvador, Brazil, has delivered the HB Poraque. The Robert Allan Ltd. designed RApide 2000-E design vessel is the first of the two innovative battery/diesel electric vessels the

USACE staff and contractors pose for a photo during a navigation and inspection on the Missouri River near Atchison, Kan., on April 5.

Missouri River navigation channel repairs inspected

With navigation season starting earlier this month, the Kansas City Engineer District inspected some of the repair work being done on the Missouri River to restore the navigation channel to its pre-2019

The Memphis Engineer District welcomed its $25.5 million Bank Grading Unit on April 11 when it docked at its new home in Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis District gets new $25.5 million bank grader

The Memphis Engineer District Bank Grading Unit (BGU) officially welcomed a new, $25.5 million bank grader on April 11 when it docked at its new home port at Ensley Engineer Yard in

Captain Piotr Szczesniak brought the first ship of the international sseason into Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor welcomes first ocean vessel of 2023

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened the 2023 international shipping season April 11 with the arrival of Polsteam’s Isadora, a bulk carrier coming from Ijmuiden, Netherlands, through the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great

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Illinois International Port District awarded $24.5 million for infrastructure

The Illinois International Port District (IIPD), Chicago, Ill., recently received $24.5 million in funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Cook County, the State of Illinois, and the City of Chicago

Kentucky Emergency and Environment Cabinet (EEC) tweeted this photo of breakaway barges piled against dam.

Methanol barge removed from McAlpine Dam

In an update to the March 28 barge breakaway at McAlpine Lock and Dam, work crews pumped methanol from a stranded tank barge into a nearby receiver tank barge and completed the

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