The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District reports that its Work Plan for the 2020 fiscal year includes $102 million in funding for its civil works program, the largest amount
The Executive Committee of Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) has named Deb Calhoun (WCI Senior Vice President) as WCI Interim President/CEO, effective February 18, 2020. WCI President/CEO Michael J. Toohey recently announced his
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Nasdaq:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, today reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. Fourth Quarter
Bouchard Transportation’s problems continue to mount. In addition to being the subject of multiple Captain of the Port Orders (see earlier story), the company faces a lawsuit brought on behalf of several
Melville, New York-based Bouchard Transportation Co. issued a statement February 14 in response to the news that it had been issued an order by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port of
Michael J. Toohey, who has served as President/CEO of Waterways Council, Inc. since 2011, is to retire. “Having turned 71 this month, I believe it is time to focus on my faith,
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s FY 2021 budget request for the Maritime Administration includes $300 million to “address critical recapitalization issues for state maritime academy school ships under the National Security Multi-Mission
Ketchikan, Alaska, headquartered Boyer Towing Inc. has recently repowered its 80 foot by 30 foot tug Gretchen H. Delivered by Rodriguez Shipbuilding, Inc., Coden, Ala., in 1997, the vessel was acquired by
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey has issued an order to Bouchard Transportation Company requiring that three tug and fuel barge units currently anchored in
The Coast Guard and local agencies responded to a multi-barge breakaway in the vicinity of mile markers 176 and 177 on the Upper Mississippi River, Wednesday. Watchstanders at Sector Upper Mississippi River