VIDEO: Merchants Bridge project reaches milestone
A $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois at Downtown St. Louis reached a major milestone Friday, September 17, with the first one of three new
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Quincy Regional Barge Dock awarded Rebuild Illinois capital grant
The city of Quincy, Ill., has been awarded $743,200 for improvements to the Quincy Regional Barge Dock. The award was included in $16.5 million in Rebuild Illinois capital grants announced September 21
Waterways industry faces prolonged disruption from Ida
While the good news coming out of New Orleans this morning was that electricity has been restored to limited areas of the city, overflight photos and media reports from the areas hit
Kentucky bridge span to be built on barges
Sections of a new $63.6 million US 60 bridge that will span the Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky., will be constructed at the Paducah McCracken County Riverport Authority. Plans are for the
Arcosa receives AWO safety award for new tank barge design
The American Waterways Operators’ (AWO) Tankering & Barge Operations Subcommittee has presented AWO affiliate member Arcosa Marine Products Inc. with the subcommittee’s second annual safety award. Arcosa received the award for the
Conrad delivers first of four McDonough spud barges
Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard reports that its Deepwater South facility in Amelia, La., has delivered the first of four ABS classed spud barges to McDonough Marine Service, headquartered in Metairie,
VIDEO: AWO highlights industry commitment to sustainability
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has produced a video highlighting the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s commitment to, and progress toward, environmental sustainability. The video features examples of how the industry is
Wärtsilä to develop autonomous, zero emission container shuttle
Kicking the container-on-barge concept up several notches, Wärtsilä is to demonstrate a commercially viable autonomous intra-port, inter-terminal container shuttle vessel. The vessel is being developed as part of an EU-funded project led
TTB: How has COVID changed salvage response to the tug, towboat and barge industry?
Despite COVID-19, casualties have continued, regulatory changes have persisted, and salvage and marine firefighting providers are expected to meet response standards despite travel restrictions and social distancing requirements. Although the pandemic hasn’t
Broussard gears up for seawall work with Sennebogen 875 R-HD
Abbeville, La., based Broussard Brothers LLC is one of the leading marine and land construction contractors on the U.S. Gulf Coast. As well as marine towing, dock and crane services, the family-owned