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A meeting was held in St. Louis to provide industry feedback on ways to avoid rail/barge incidents and update Lock and Dam 25 progress.

Icing on the Illinois River and low water on the Middle Mississippi River are causing headaches for the navigation industry and the Corps of Engineers.

Dustin Davidson, Waterways Council’s director of government relations, has been on the job since February, but he has years of experience on Capitol Hill.

October has been a busy month regarding weather related incidents across west-central...

Navigation needs, including how to use limited dollars to maintain infrastructure, were some of the issues highlighted at the recent NWC annual meeting.

Repair or replacement of locks and dams along America’s inland waterway system is key to the system’s future, said speakers on an Inland Marine Expo panel.

May 10, 2021 By Shelley Byrne J.F. Brennan Company has expanded its operations, opening a new Mid-South branch in Paducah, Ky. Brennan is a fourth-generation, family-owned marine construction firm headquartered in La Crosse, Wis., with additional offices throughout Wisconsin as well as in Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Minnesota. It has more than 500 employees. The new Mid-South location will focus on prevalent infrastru...

(Photo: J.F. Brennan Company) La Crosse, Wis.-based dredging, diving and marine construction company J.F. Brennan Company said it established a permanent Mid-South Region presence in Paducah, Ky., and will provide all Brennan services, including above and below-water construction and environmental remediation services. The Mid-South team consists of locals in the area and is under the leadership of Robert "Bob" Wheeler, who recently joined Brennan from Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. and mo...

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Forging Ahead There’s no doubt that the barge industry has experienced its share of effects not only from the virus directly, but from the demand drops for various commodities. But as Jennifer Carpenter, CEO of The American Waterways Operators, told The Waterways Journal, “We largely stayed on track despite COVID.” Large, multi-vessel barge companies are complying with Subchapter M certification deadlines despite difficulties; some smaller, single-vessel companies are a bit behind. “Su...