The historical society that maintains a tiny building housing a museum commemorating the deadliest maritime disaster in the history of the United States is trying to raise money for… Read More
Author: David Murray
It often takes a tragedy to bring issues into focus. Last year, a devastating fire broke out aboard the passenger dive boat Conception off California’s Santa Cruz Island. Read More
Members of the St. Louis Engineer District reported January 12 on its Kaskaskia River Project Facebook page that a portion of the guidewall at the Jerry F. Costello Lock… Read More
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced January 12 that the interior least tern has officially been taken off the endangered species list. When the interior… Read More
After almost a year into the most devastating pandemic in modern times, the internet is swarming with memes about the year 2020 and how bad it’s been. As this… Read More
Two Grundy County, Ill., residents are taking the state and an oil transport company to court to try to get a hearing on a proposed barge fleeting operation… Read More
(Editor’s note: the original version of this story contained incorrect dates for when Jennifer Carpenter officially became CEO of AWO, and incorrectly characterized Tom Allegretti’s position since then. The corrected… Read More
After a series of weekly cargo sailings since October to fine-tune operations, Work Cat Trans Gulf LLC officially launched its new container-on-barge service in the last week of December… Read More
In the top story of 2020, an invisible virus has, to date, caused more than a million and a half deaths worldwide, sickened tens of millions more, overwhelmed the… Read More
The last bargeload of the season was unloaded at the Port of St. Joseph, Mo., over the weekend of November 21. Bill Becker, CEO of Transport 360, which… Read More
