Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

PortPitt Advocacy Supports River Businesses, Regional Economy A tow passes beneath one of Pittsburgh’s many bridges over the Monongahela River. The Pittsburgh Port District comprises 200 river miles on the Ohio, Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. It is the fourth largest inland port district in the country. (Photo by Mike Brinza/Port of Pittsburgh Commission)

A tow passes beneath one of Pittsburgh’s many bridges over the Monongahela River. The Pittsburgh Port District comprises 200 river miles on the Ohio, Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. It is the fourth largest inland port district in the country. (Photo by Mike Brinza/Port of Pittsburgh Commission)

PortPitt Advocacy Supports River Businesses, Regional Economy

September 12, 2025

Executive director Mary Ann Bucci describes the Port of Pittsburgh Commission (PortPitt) as a chamber of commerce for the river system in western Pennsylvania. The four-person office works… Read More

Paducah Riverport Advances With $6.6 Million In Grant Funds New radial stackers and refurbished storage domes are among the improvements to the bulk yard at the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority, which is wrapping up completion of its 2021 Port Infrastructure Development Grant. The port has completed roughly $6.6 million in grant projects awarded over the past five years. (Photo courtesy of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

New radial stackers and refurbished storage domes are among the improvements to the bulk yard at the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority, which is wrapping up completion of its 2021 Port Infrastructure Development Grant. The port has completed roughly $6.6 million in grant projects awarded over the past five years. (Photo courtesy of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

Paducah Riverport Advances With $6.6 Million In Grant Funds

September 12, 2025

The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority is nearing completion of close to $6.6 million in grant projects awarded over the past five years. The two state and two federal… Read More

Massac-Metropolis Port District Acquires Lock Site A drone shot shows a portion of the property the Massac-Metropolis Port District has acquired at the former Ohio River Locks and Dam 52 site in Brookport, Ill. Plans call for the property to be developed into a port. (Photo by Rance Phillips)

A drone shot shows a portion of the property the Massac-Metropolis Port District has acquired at the former Ohio River Locks and Dam 52 site in Brookport, Ill. Plans call for the property to be developed into a port. (Photo by Rance Phillips)

Massac-Metropolis Port District Acquires Lock Site

September 12, 2025

Following a seven-year effort, the Massac-Metropolis Port District has taken possession of the former Ohio River Locks and Dam 52 site in Brookport, Ill., and is moving forward with… Read More

Arrival Of Giant Beams Marks 'Huge Step Forward' For Chickamauga Massive Wall Beams make their move to Chickamauga Lock

Arrival Of Giant Beams Marks ‘Huge Step Forward’ For Chickamauga

September 5, 2025

After more than a decade in storage, 12 massive beams for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project are being barged to the site. The Nashville Engineer District began moving the first… Read More

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‘Americans’ Smithsonian Exhibit Opens At Paducah Museum

September 5, 2025

The River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., is the first museum in the state to host a traveling exhibit based on a major exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of… Read More

River Discovery Center Welcomes New Executive Director Lindsey Launius (Photo courtesy of River Discovery Center)

River Discovery Center Welcomes New Executive Director

August 29, 2025

Lindsey Launius credits her two young sons for getting her excited about the River Discovery Center, where she is the new executive director. Lincoln, 9, and Wrigley, 8, took a… Read More

Montgomery Lock Construction Ramps Up Specialized equipment chips away at an approach guidewall for the closed auxiliary lock at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the upper Ohio. A new, 600-foot lock is being built over the footprint of the 300-foot auxiliary lock. The earliest it could come online is 2033. (Photos by Shelley Byrne)

Specialized equipment chips away at an approach guidewall for the closed auxiliary lock at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the upper Ohio. A new, 600-foot lock is being built over the footprint of the 300-foot auxiliary lock. The earliest it could come online is 2033. (Photos by Shelley Byrne)

Montgomery Lock Construction Ramps Up

August 29, 2025

Construction on a new main lock chamber over the footprint of the existing auxiliary chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam is designed to reduce lock transit delays and increase… Read More

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Ingram Sponsors ‘Waterways 101’ Session

August 22, 2025

Roughly 15 people, including those representing several Congressional offices, learned about the barge and towboat industry August 14 during a special “Waterways 101” session sponsored by Ingram Barge Company with… Read More

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ACL Backs Jones Act at Paducah Propeller Club Meeting

August 22, 2025

Like the towboats moving along the nation’s rivers, American Cruise Lines (ACL) vessels are American owned, built and crewed. Cassandra Caldwell, ACL’s government affairs manager for the Mississippi River and… Read More

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Media Tour Highlights Value Of Waterways

August 22, 2025

Representatives from Waterways Council Inc. (WCI), an advocacy organization for the inland waterways and ports, are used to talking about why locks and dams need full and efficient funding. Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne