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Pittsburgh District breaks ground on first step in updating aging navigation system on upper Ohio River
PITTSBURGH – A groundbreaking ceremony in the Pittsburgh region set the stage for updating the Ohio River’s oldest navigation system. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District welcomed industry, community and political leaders for the ceremony, digging shovels into a pile of dirt at the Montgomery Locks and Dam facility Aug. 11. The event…
Read MoreHistoric Milestone for Navigation on the Ohio River
Locks and Dam 52 (Ohio River Mile 938.9): This navigation notice announces the official closure of the Locks and Dam 52 project that was originally opened in 1929. L&D 52 was replaced when Olmsted L&D came online on 4 September 2018. Demolition of L&D 52 began on 8 August 2019. This is a historic milestone…
Read MoreMethanol Barge Safely Removed From McAlpine
A barge carrying methanol that lodged against the McAlpine Dam on the Ohio River near Louisville, Ky., has been removed with no leaks detected. The barge carrying approximately 1,400 metric tons of liquid methanol was successfully removed about 3 p.m. April 8 after the methanol was offloaded into a receiver barge. It and two other…
Read MoreCorps Updates Stakeholders On Chickamauga, Kentucky Lock Projects
Nashville Engineer District leaders, engineers and project managers hosted stakeholder roundtables recently to provide updates and an opportunity to visit the district’s two mega construction projects. Lt. Col. Joseph Sahl, Nashville District commander, said the concept of the “roundtables” with industry and agency stakeholders is building relationships through communication, which involves hosting them at the…
Read MoreKentucky Passes Jones Act Resolution
The Kentucky legislature has approved a resolution to support the Jones Act. Titled House Concurrent Resolution 5, the International Propeller Club’s Port of Paducah (Ky.) collaboratively authored the initial resolution language with the American Waterways Operators and took the lead in efforts to pass it. It was passed on third reading from the Kentucky House…
Read MoreACBL Orders New 11,000 hp Towboat at C&C Marine and Repair
Jeffersonville, Ind.-based American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), has awarded C&C Marine and Repair of Belle Chasse, La., a contract to build an 11,000 horsepower class towboat. “We are investing in our future by building on the strength of our industry leading mainline operations. The addition of this new towboat is an example of our continuous efforts to…
Read MoreNew $35M River View Coal facility bringing 260 new jobs to Henderson County
New $35M River View Coal facility bringing 260 new jobs to Henderson County Officials in Henderson County, Kentucky, made a major economic development announcement on Thursday. On Thursday, it was announced that River View Coal LLC, which operates an underground coal mine in Union County, will expand its footprint in the state with a new…
Read More$20 million-plus new grain elevator in the works for Henderson County farmers
HENDERSON, Ky. − Henderson County farmers for years have longed for a second major grain buyer here to which they could market their corn and soybeans. Having another sizable grain elevator competing for local grain could potentially increase prices farmers receive — and, just as significantly, a newer, faster facility could offer an alternative to…
Read MoreNew Riverport Authority dock nears being fully operational
New Riverport Authority dock nears being fully operational Owensboro Riverport Authority’s new low-water dock should be fully operational by mid-September, officials said Wednesday. Workers are pouring the remaining concrete for the dock’s road, and trucks will be able to start using it once the concrete cures about 14 days later, project manager Bruce Cabbage said.…
Read MoreOfficials celebrate $858 million upgrade to Ohio River locks
For many years, Mary Ann Bucci and the Port of Pittsburgh Commission have mostly been able to lobby for improvements to the regions locks and dams in piecemeal fashion — a few million here, a few million there to address problems a bit at a time, always with some money coming from a tax program…
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