Joining a broad swath of business interests, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), a trade association that represents steel importers, distributors, fabricators and processors, called on President… Read More
Author: David Murray
Although most of the waterways-related items in President Trump’s proposed budget dismayed the towing industry and its allies and are unlikely to survive in Congress, the budget did give… Read More
A harvest of Asian carp in February from a recreational lake in St. Louis (Mo.) County that was two years in the planning used some innovative techniques that… Read More
Capt. Ty Wilkerson Growing up fishing along the banks of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers, Ty Wilkerson was always intrigued by passing towboats. That interest eventually led… Read More
Billions of dollars paid out by Volkswagen to settle civil and criminal charges of emissions tampering are going to a trust fund, and some of that money will be… Read More
Providing firm evidence of changing practices and the spread of safety culture throughout towing companies, safety statistics recently released by the U.S. Coast Guard show a dramatic decrease in… Read More
Missouri Dry Dock & Repair Company Inc. of Cape Girardeau, Mo., recently completed a new office building that replaced one that dated from the 1970s and had suffered from… Read More
Just in time for upcoming infrastructure debates, the Mid-America Freight Coalition (MAFC) has released a new study of the effects of Upper Mississippi lock closures supported by… Read More
Illinois politicians are betting that a rejuvenated port district can bring the once-booming river town of Cairo, Ill., back from the grave. Illinois Sen. Dale Fowler… Read More
Jeffboat LLC announced February 1 that it would lay off a further 226 employees from its Jeffersonville, Ind., facility. The move follows an earlier layoff of 278 employees… Read More
