Maria Conatser had never heard of the barge industry before a call from a recruiter. Maria Conatser “I had no idea I would be here 28 years… Read More
Author: Shelley Byrne
A load of pipe believed to be one of the largest tows to move north on the Missouri River in years was recently delivered to Nebraska City, Neb. Read More
While the Lower Mississippi River has rebounded somewhat from record lows in mid-October, the river is falling again, and low-water conditions are expected to continue. The Memphis Engineer… Read More
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has released potential development plans for the former Jeffboat site along the Ohio River in Jeffersonville, Ind. Following the results of a study to determine… Read More
Detectives from the Shelby County (Tenn.) Sheriff’s Office are investigating after a woman’s body was found on a barge in a tow near Memphis, Tenn., after the tow idled for… Read More
With little to no remaining upriver storage, it will take rain, and plenty of it, for the river to rise, but long-range forecasts offer hope. Randy Chamness, co-chairman of the… Read More
PTL Marine’s Memphis location has been doing business nonstop – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – for a half century. In noting the 50-year milestone during a… Read More
Vanderbilt University’s Climate Change Initiative is working with the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition and others to study how to make barge transportation even more environmentally friendly. Read More
The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority announced October 16 that it has received a federal grant of more than $418,000 to renovate and repurpose a warehouse. The Delta Regional… Read More
Tows are waiting an average of 13 to 15 hours to begin locking through Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River, more than two years after remnants of a… Read More
