Two barges broke away from a tow about 7:50 a.m. January 29, with one becoming pinned against the upper gates at Markland Locks and Dam, Ohio River Mile… Read More
Author: Shelley Byrne
Ingram Barge Company received the Business of the Year Award January 26 during the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s 85th Annual Dinner and Business Celebration. John Roberts, Ingram’s… Read More
A collaboration between the Louisville Engineer District and the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division’s Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F) resulted in greatly accelerated miter gate repairs at… Read More
Three generations of Townsend men are behind CT Marine, the company that has designed every towboat on the Mississippi River more powerful than 6,600 hp. since 1988. Capt. Read More
Ice and fog contributed to delays on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi rivers over the past week, but warmer temperatures were already beginning to help. Illinois River… Read More
Within about two minutes of the mv. Shelby Gros hearing a distress call January 15, crewmembers had called 911, grabbed an automatic defibrillator and were on board a fleet… Read More
With the announcement of one of the country’s largest inland Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants in November, the Shawneetown (Ill.) Regional Port District has big plans. The… Read More
Ice has vastly decreased flows on portions of the Illinois and Upper Mississippi rivers, with crews working in teams to break it up. Terry Bass, chairman of the… Read More
Cold and wintry weather may cause a dramatic drop in water levels in the St. Louis region, and elsewhere, the Corps of Engineers and industry groups urged caution in… Read More
Results of a newly released Kentucky multimodal transportation study show the state’s public riverports have $12.3 million in unmet needs. Additionally, a state grant program does not provide… Read More
