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• Senate passes water infrastructure bill

  May 16, 2013

  A waterways infrastructure bill easily passed the Senate May 15, a development that steel interests say will benefit shipping by improving navigation ... View this article

• Mississippi River nears crest, but more rain is seen ahead

  Apr 23, 2013

  ... attention.". As a result, "some channels may not be properly marked due to debris, and flooding took out aids to navigation. ... View this article

• No near-term relief seen along rivers

  Apr 22, 2013

  ... One is in the navigation channel but under 20 feet of water, so it's not an immediate threat to mariners," he said, although the wreck has been ... View this article

• Flooding, accident force lock closures

  Apr 19, 2013

  ... Those queues are growing, (but the goal is to) effectively facilitate navigation, get products to market and keep the economy moving.” “The river ... View this article

• Waterways Council backs river bills

  Apr 11, 2013

  Two bills aimed at keeping navigation along the Mississippi River and related waterways during droughts and severe weather conditions have ... View this article

• Water infrastructure bill heading to Senate

  Apr 04, 2013

  ... ability to operate at maximum efficiency—especially on bulk cargo, whether it's coal, grain, or steel," Jim Walker, director of navigation policy and ... View this article

• Late ice halts shipments on Mississippi

  Apr 02, 2013

  ... Assuming the ice melts quickly and there's enough navigation interest to push through, I would expect (the middle of) next week, hopefully," he said. ... View this article

• Weather, sequestration affecting metals transportation

  Mar 27, 2013

  ... “As most people have heard, the persistent drought in the Midwest is challenging the navigation industry,” AEP River Operations noted recently. ... View this article

• Army Corps clears middle Mississippi River for transport

  Mar 27, 2013

  ... for the spring ramp-up of barge traffic, the middle Mississippi River is finally wide and deep enough for near-normal seasonal navigation thanks to ... View this article

• Industry observers find silver lining in river bottleneck

  Mar 27, 2013

  ... nation's inland waterway system was congressional interest in the quest to “modernize inland waterways and ports, keep navigation channels open ... View this article