The Mississippi State Port Authority has reached a long-term lease and operating agreement with Ports America for operation and investment in the Port of Gulfport, located in the… Read More
Archive: 2023
The St. Louis Regional Freightway, a public agency founded in 2014 as an enterprise of Bi-State Development, announced April 1 that it is inviting students and educators to sign… Read More
Early in the 20th century, the Charles Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, W.Va., became known for building tunnel-stern prop-driven towboats. The James Rumsey, built in 1903 by Ward, had a… Read More
Kentucky and Indiana have signed an agreement for engineering services and financial planning for a new Ohio River bridge carrying Interstate 69. The bridge will connect Henderson, Ky.,… Read More
Mae Etta Cohron Hines, 97, of Bowling Green, Ky., died March 30 at her residence. She began as a bookkeeper at James R. Hines Corporation in Bowling Green in… Read More
More than a week after barges broke loose from a tow and became pinned against McAlpine Dam, a salvage crew was preparing to begin pumping 1,400 metric tons of… Read More
By Bill Finnecy A significant Capital Construction Fund (CCF) statute was amended on December 23, 2022, allowing more U.S.-flag vessel owners and operators to potentially benefit from this… Read More
Justin Murphree, operations project manager for the Mobile Engineer District’s Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, hosted a conference call April 5 with waterway stakeholders to outline a pair of lock closures planned… Read More
The Waterways Journal has announced the industry leaders who will be honored at this year’s Inland Marine Expo, to be held in Nashville, Tenn., May 31–June 2. The… Read More
A recommendation for a $300,000 state grant is helping to bring the Western Kentucky Riverport Authority a step closer building a riverport just south of the confluence of the… Read More
