Coastal & Inland Waterways

Right whales on the surface between Hudson and Block Canyons 40 to 70 miles south of Long Island, N.Y., photographed by the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life aerial survey. New England Aquarium photo/NMFS permit # 25739.

Feds drop proposed boat speed limits to protect whales

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TDOT's newest ferry boat, the M/V Summitt, alongside the deck barge Volunteer. All images provided by TDOT.

McGinnis delivers new Tennessee River ferry boat

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Lake Carriers’ Association photo.

Lakes iron ore trade beats five-year average

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America’s River Roots (Formerly called Tall Stacks) is scheduled for Oct. 8-12, 2025, in Cincinnati. America’s River Roots photo.

Celebrating our inland rivers heritage

Capt. Alan Bernstein

The Mr. Brian is the sixth ASD tractor tug built for Bisso Towboat in the past nine years by Main Iron Works. In fact, all 10 of the company's tractor tugs were built at the shipyard. Bisso Towboat photo.

On board Bisso Towboat’s newest tractor tug Mr. Brian

Ken Hocke

Lake Carriers’ Association photo.

Lakes limestone trade dips

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The towboat Patrick J. Studdert sank in the Mississippi River near the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge. Shutterstock photo.

Towboat sinks after colliding with bulker on the Mississippi

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Locks 27. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo.

Main chambers at Locks 27 & Mel Price to close for repair

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A containership navigates the Arthur Kill waterway between New Jersey and Staten Island in 2015. The channel is lined with cargo and tanker terminals. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo.

Greek shipping companies, two engineers sentenced in ‘magic pipe’ case

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A graphic showing the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the bridges that cross the river between the two cities. NOAA image.

NOAA updates bridge clearances on Lower Miss

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A towboat pushes barges on the Mississippi River. Shutterstock photo.

Congress sends final version of water resources bill to the White House

Pamela Glass

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District contractor unties a work boat from a floating worksite during a concrete pier-repair project at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Monaca, Penn. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret.

Corps of Engineers awards Trumbull-Brayman $770 million contract

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