The Rhine River, Europe’s most important commercial waterway, is drying up in a ferocious midsummer heat wave—just as Germany, in particular, was coming to rely on it for more… Read More
Author: David Murray
Since early June, large components of wind turbines have been making their way to the Havana (Ill.) Regional Port by rail and barge, to be trucked the final distance… Read More
A valued seminar focusing on inland marine issues in maritime law is back after a COVID-19 hiatus. Originally, the St. Louis Inland Marine Seminar was founded by… Read More
Several U.S. Coast Guard officers with responsibilities in Sector Upper Mississippi received promotions in a recent change of command ceremony. Capt. Andrew Bender relieved Capt. Richard “Mick” Scott… Read More
Now that the final Subchapter M documentation deadline of July 19 is upon the towing industry, the next phase is the drydock/internal structural examination. There have been rumors… Read More
Members of the River Industry Action Committee (RIAC), along with towing company captains, met with Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers officials on June 29 in St. Louis to… Read More
When two personal watercraft operators set out for a Saturday of summer fun on the Illinois River, they didn’t realize they would be called upon to save lives. … Read More
The global effort to decarbonize the maritime sector must take an “all of the above” approach in looking at decarbonization solutions—and alternative fuels. That was the consensus… Read More
A boat touted as the world’s first hydrogen-powered push tug was delivered and christened in Berlin on May 16 for further long-term operational testing. The boat requires two stations… Read More
One of the panel discussions provoking the most questions at the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis was a panel on electric and hybrid technologies. Joshua Sebastian,… Read More
