Jury convicts defendant in towboat pipe bomb case
Nathaniel Blayn Becker, the Marietta, Ohio, man arrested on October 28 last year after suspected destructive devices were found on several towboats, has been convicted on all four counts in a federal
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Ports of Indiana grows with new terminal operator, more cargo shipments
The Ports of Indiana, an inland river port system made up of three ports—Burns Harbor, Jeffersonville, and Mount Vernon—have experienced an uptick in cargo shipments in addition to one port welcoming a
VIDEO: Local agencies extinguish Ohio River towboat fire
The Ohio River was temporarily closed between Mile 499 and Mile 501 on November 9 when an engine fire reportedly broke out aboard the towboat Captain Kirby Dupuis when in transit near
Man held after apparent pipe bombs found on towing vessels
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia reports that Nathaniel Blayn Becker, 42, of Marietta, Ohio, was charged October 28 in a federal criminal complaint with possession of
Frontier Group opens up long dormant Ohio River port
Barges returned this month to dormant mooring cells along the Ohio River in Weirton, W.Va., reports the Frontier Group of Companies, which purchased the former Arcelor-Mittal USA property in 2016. For the
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Change of command at Great Lakes and Ohio USACE division
Col. Kimberly A. Peeples took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during a June 11 ceremony in Cincinnati presided over by Lt.
New MARAD report: U.S. shipyards support $42.4 billion in GDP
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a new report—The Economic Importance of the U.S. Private Shipbuilding and Repairing Industry—that measures the economic importance of the shipbuilding and repairing
Alexander-Cairo Port District completes project labor agreement
Construction of a new inland port at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in Cairo, Ill., has taken another step forward. The Alexander-Cairo Port District has completed a project labor
Pittsburgh Engineer District to invest $12.9 million at Montgomery Locks and Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pittsburgh District reports that it plans to spend $12.9 million to install two new dam lift gates and a new control system at the Montgomery Locks
Corps advises mariners of Emsworth primary lock chamber closure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District reports that Emsworth Lock and Dam, located on the Ohio River at mile 6.2, is to initiate a closure of the primary lock chamber