Three Illinois Waterway locks closed for repairs
02 Jun

Three Illinois Waterway locks closed for repairs

Rich MillerTugboats & Towing,
(ROCK ISLAND, Ill.) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, temporarily closed the Brandon Road, Dresden Island and Marseilles locks on the Illinois Waterway on Thursday to facilitate needed repairs and maintenance. The closures are scheduled to last through Sept. 30 and are being conducted simultaneously to limit impacts to navigation. During the closures, no vessels will…
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Army Corps details $2.2 billion in new spending on inland waterways
19 Jan

Army Corps details $2.2 billion in new spending on inland waterways

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(WASHINGTON) — On Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its spending plans outlining the specific inland waterways projects that were allocated funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Specifically, the spending plans will fund the following inland navigation construction projects at $2.22 billion: • Kentucky Lock (Tennessee River): $465.49 million (funded to completion) • Montgomery Lock (Ohio…
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Long-sought Houston Ship Channel expansion gets federal go-ahead
01 Jun

Long-sought Houston Ship Channel expansion gets federal go-ahead

Professional Mariner StaffCargo vessels, Containership, Seaways & Waterways, Tanker Ship, Tugboats & Towing, , , , , ,
After a decade-long campaign by maritime industry stakeholders, Congress has authorized the expansion of the Houston Ship Channel for safer and more efficient navigation. The project will widen and deepen the nation’s busiest waterway, which is accommodating increased traffic and ever-larger ships. The green light came on Dec. 27 with enactment of the Water Resources and Development Act of 2020…
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Towboat loses power, hits Ohio River dam before drifting through
02 May

Towboat loses power, hits Ohio River dam before drifting through

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, , , , , , ,
Eight crewmembers escaped from an upbound towboat that lost propulsion on the Ohio River and drifted through a dam near Belleville, W.Va. The 1,800-hp Edith Tripp struck the Belleville Dam at about 1300 on March 3 before passing through one of the structure’s open gates. The towboat’s empty hopper barge, which was not identified, became wedged against the dam before…
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