If the U.S. inland waterways system has a hub, Paducah, Ky. is it. Sitting near the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers, just south of the Cumberland River’s… Read More
Author: David Murray
Mike Marko Sr., owner of Mike’s Inc., has applied to the St. Louis Engineer District for two permits to move his shipyard and fleeting area about 3 miles downstream… Read More
Simplicity and ease of use while covering all required Subchapter M bases at the lowest cost. That’s what Matrix Engineering PLLC of Paducah, Ky., says its inland marine customers… Read More
Mayors of Mississippi River cities are warning that China’s tariffs on U.S. farm products, especially soybeans, made in response to the Trump administration’s tariffs on a range of Chinese… Read More
The City Council of Jefferson City, Mo., voted on July 2 to contribute $150,000 to design work for a proposed new port on the Missouri River. The next… Read More
For years, said Brian Day, executive director of the Port of Little Rock, Ark., various leaders in and around the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) would dutifully trek… Read More
Dan Overbey has retired as executive director of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority (Semo Port) after 25 successful years in that position. His assistant director, Cary Harbison, took… Read More
On June 21, the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a comprehensive plan for the reshuffling of many departments and agencies of the federal government, titled “Delivering… Read More
After a “false start” last year, in which scheduled public comment meetings had to be canceled due to lack of funding, the St. Paul Engineer District is once again seeking… Read More
On June 10, a federal district judge dismissed a suit against planners of a slack-water harbor and multimodal terminal in Russellville, Ark., that has been held up in court for… Read More


