As mentioned in this column in the March13 issue, the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (J&L) broke with tradition in 1931 and had two steam prop towboats built… Read More
Archive: 2023
Enstructure, a terminal and logistics infrastructure company that operates marine and rail terminals, warehouses and trucking fleets in the eastern United States, has announced the acquisition of Houston-based… Read More
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… Read More
As in each year near the start of spring, the New Orleans Engineer District has sent a notice to landowners, residents and leaseholders within Mississippi River floodways in Louisiana,… Read More
As a publication specializing in inland waterways, we are familiar with all of the arguments for and against the Jones Act, having made our share of pro arguments ourselves. Read More
Washington, D.C.—Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan told a Senate panel the Biden administration’s controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule was designed to absorb whatever ruling… Read More
About 50 members of the Central Ohio River Business Association (CORBA) and their guests toured the Nucor Steel Gallatin plant in Ghent, Ky., as part of their winter meeting… Read More
The mv. Robert Cenac, a 60-foot-long, 1,400 hp. towing vessel in Al Cenac Towing’s fleet, was pushing a 150-foot-long crane barge called the Mr. Dawg eastbound on the Gulf… Read More
Steve Alley’s story of how he got his start in the maritime industry might sound unusual today, but not so 40 years ago. “I answered a blind… Read More
Inflation and rising interest rates are driving up the cost of just about everything. Every industry is facing labor challenges. Logistics issues are making it harder to secure anything… Read More
