Coastal & Inland Waterways
Fight brews over potential natural gas port on Delaware River
A $450 million plan to redevelop a former explosives manufacturing site in New Jersey into…
NTSB issues safety recommendations to improve barge fleeting area safety
The National Transportation Safety Board’s Marine Accident Brief 19/11 published late last month contains three…
NOAA sees very large ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico
Yesterday, NOAA scientists released its forecast for this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone or…
Tow rail rehab for six upper Mississippi locks and dams
A $17 million contract has been awarded by the Corps of Engineers St. Paul District…
Yield to swimmers: annual Chesapeake channel closure Sunday
The Coast Guard will limit vessel traffic in part of upper Chesapeake Bay when as…
NTSB: Shoaling, poor maintenance contributed to Pennsylvania barge breakaway
Failure to address shoaling and adequately maintain mooring cells at an Ohio River fleeting area…
Whale sightings and ship strike danger surge off New York
Humpback whales are seen much more often around the approaches to New York Harbor, and…
Flooding forces Corps to open Louisiana’s Morganza Spillway
Extraordinary flooding along the Mississippi River and its tributaries along with spring runoff of snow…
Damage from abandoned and derelict vessels
During National Safe Boating Week (May 18-24), NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration took a…
High water returns with spring storms, western rivers flooding
Continuing storms and flooding across the central U.S. are bringing a renewed high water event…
Waterways industry needs truck and rail, ACBL CEO says
The barge industry is a major piece of the U.S. economy. According to the American…
Barge operators face Illinois Waterway closures, with more to come
Barge operators that use the Illinois Waterway will face the first round of closures in…