The Upper Mississippi Waterway Association (UMWA), founded 93 years ago, represents maritime stakeholders in the upper Midwest, in particular the states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. Read More
Author: Frank McCormack
Redwood Holdings, which acquired Marquette Transportation Company last year, has announced plans to acquire Canal Barge Company. The acquisition of Canal Barge and all its subsidiaries, which include Illinois Marine… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee (Tenn-Tom) Waterway Development Authority, a four-state compact made up of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky, will hold its 43rd annual conference August 13–15 at the Grand Hotel Marriott… Read More
“Looking backwards, 2024 was a great year.” That’s Michael Gerhardt’s assessment of the federal dredging market for last year, and Gerhardt, vice president of external affairs at Muddy Water Dredging,… Read More
Although May 22 was National Maritime Day, June 12 is considered the “birthday” of the U.S. merchant marine. That day commemorates the first wartime role of the U.S. merchant marine… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has published its draft supplemental general reevaluation report (GRR) and integrated supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for the replacement of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal… Read More
This year’s Inland Marine Expo (IMX), held May 28-30 in Nashville, Tenn., concluded by celebrating young leaders in the maritime industry and honoring Cathy Hammond, a founder and long-time chief… Read More
A trio of panelists during an Inland Marine Expo (IMX) education session looked at waterway infrastructure across the country and the challenge of project reliability and cost overruns. Read More
It’s been close to eight years since Chuck Gifford invented “The Claw Lid Lifter,” a purely mechanical system that allows for barge lids to be set or removed without… Read More
This spring, Karl Senner LLC won a pair of awards at the Reintjes Annual Sales and Service Conference. Karl Senner LLC, the exclusive sales and service representative for Reintjes marine gearboxes… Read More
