Capt. John Williams, 73, of Grand Tower, Ill., died April 8 in a Cape Girardeau, Mo., hospital of natural causes. After beginning his river career as a deckhand, he served… Read More
News
Recent inland waterways industry news, covering the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Tennessee River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and more. Articles on economic, environmental and logistic advantages of barge shipping, plus other stories pertaining to locks and dams and other waterway infrastructure.
Day three of this year’s Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association (GNOBFA) River & Marine Industry Seminar tackled a common, yet complicated and potentially costly, scenario for towboat operators and… Read More
The Port of Paducah (Ky.) Propeller Club will honor state Rep. Randy Bridges as its maritime person of the year during a Maritime Day ceremony May 20. The ceremony will… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced April 27 that its net earnings for the first quarter of 2023 were $40.7 million or $0.68 per share, compared to $17.4 million or $0.29 per share… Read More
The entire Upper Mississippi River above Mile 343 remained closed to traffic, as high water caused by rain and snowmelt brought the river to its highest levels since 2001. The… Read More
Washington, D.C. — The Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced $20.8 million in grant awards to 27 small shipyards in 20 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program to help shipyards modernize,… Read More
The Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association hosted the 39th version of its annual River and Marine Industry Seminar, one of the oldest and most respected maritime law seminars in… Read More
One of the more intriguing presentations at the Inland Waterways Users board meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa., April 13 concerned remote lock operations. “Proven technology already exists,” said David Frantz, inland… Read More
Of the 145 Fletcher-class destroyers built and commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II between the years 1942 and 1945, four survive as museum ships: the… Read More
A $448 million contract with the United States Navy took center stage in the report of Orion Group Holdings Inc. The company announced the contract in March, the same day… Read More
