Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

Industry Terminal & Salvage Adds Railyard For Loading Barges A barge is filled from a railcar at the ITS Leetsdale facility, Ohio River Mile 14, in Leetsdale, Pa. Industry Terminal & Salvage Company purchased the 30-year-old railyard, formerly Mol-Dok, in May. (Photo courtesy of Industry Terminal & Salvage Company)

A barge is filled from a railcar at the ITS Leetsdale facility, Ohio River Mile 14, in Leetsdale, Pa. Industry Terminal & Salvage Company purchased the 30-year-old railyard, formerly Mol-Dok, in May. (Photo courtesy of Industry Terminal & Salvage Company)

Industry Terminal & Salvage Adds Railyard For Loading Barges

August 2, 2024

Industry Terminal & Salvage Company’s purchase of a new railyard means new opportunities for its barge customers. The company purchased the former Mol-Dok in Leetsdale, Pa., in May following its… Read More

Pittsburgh District Expedites Channel Opening

August 2, 2024

The Pittsburgh Engineer District is moving up creation of a 100-foot navigable channel through the former dam on the Lower Monongahela River at Elizabeth, Pa. While the channel through the… Read More

40 Under 40 Awards: Scafidi, Schimpf, Spencer, Staines The Waterways Journal is featuring recipients of this year’s 40 Under 40 award. This week we recognize Lee “Max” Scafidi, Meghan Marshall Schimpf, Khouri Spencer and David Staines.

The Waterways Journal is featuring recipients of this year’s 40 Under 40 award. This week we recognize Lee “Max” Scafidi, Meghan Marshall Schimpf, Khouri Spencer and David Staines.

40 Under 40 Awards: Scafidi, Schimpf, Spencer, Staines

August 2, 2024

For the seventh year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More

Bergeron Receives WEDA Lifetime Achievement Award Ray Bergeron, center, receives the WEDA 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award during the association’s 2024 Dredging Summit and Expo. With him are Matt Binsfeld (left), president of WEDA, and Ken Humanic, who presented the award. (Photo by Judith Powers)

Ray Bergeron, center, receives the WEDA 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award during the association’s 2024 Dredging Summit and Expo. With him are Matt Binsfeld (left), president of WEDA, and Ken Humanic, who presented the award. (Photo by Judith Powers)

Bergeron Receives WEDA Lifetime Achievement Award

August 2, 2024

For Ray Bergeron, what started as a summer job during college grew into a career that has spanned more than 60 years. Bergeron, 80, of Trenton, Mich., founded Cable Arm,… Read More

Marine Compliance Alliance To Hold Annual Workshop

July 26, 2024

Marine Compliance Alliance will hold its third annual workshop August 6-8 at the Carson Center in Paducah, Ky. The workshop is geared toward inland marine compliance professionals and rotates each… Read More

40 Under 40 Awards: Nunally, Penrod, Rhoden, Rosenwald The Waterways Journal is featuring this year’s 40 Under 40 recipients. This week we recognize Adam Nunally, Justin Penrod, Wesley Rhoden and Kyle Rosenwald.

The Waterways Journal is featuring this year’s 40 Under 40 recipients. This week we recognize Adam Nunally, Justin Penrod, Wesley Rhoden and Kyle Rosenwald.

40 Under 40 Awards: Nunally, Penrod, Rhoden, Rosenwald

July 26, 2024

For the seventh year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More

Kentucky Works To Extend Marine Highways Program

A map shows navigable waterways within the state of Kentucky. While the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee rivers are already part of the U.S. Maritime Administration’s United States Marine Highways Grant Program, transportation officials recently were able to add the Licking River as an Ohio River tributary and are seeking to add the Green, Big Sandy and Cumberland rivers. (Map courtesy of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet)

Kentucky Works To Extend Marine Highways Program

July 19, 2024

Kentucky transportation officials are working with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) to designate additional Kentucky rivers as marine highways. On June 11, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet received notice that the… Read More

40 Under 40 Awards: Kroll, Marino, McCoy, Merriman 40-40_4-photos_072224

40 Under 40 Awards: Kroll, Marino, McCoy, Merriman

July 19, 2024

For the seventh year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More

Paducah Port Begins Major Refurbishment The new construction began with steel frame and canvas fabric tension roofs being installed on the existing foundations of two storage domes at the port. (Photo courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

The new construction began with steel frame and canvas fabric tension roofs being installed on the existing foundations of two storage domes at the port. (Photo courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

Paducah Port Begins Major Refurbishment

July 17, 2024

Work to revitalize the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s bulk yard through federal grant funding is underway, with several other grant projects in various stages also moving forward at the same… Read More

Vietnam Era PTF Boat Heads Up River To New Home In Illinois Some of the crew of PTF-26. (Photo courtesy of Michael Klapka)

Vietnam Era PTF Boat Heads Up River To New Home In Illinois

July 12, 2024

A fast patrol boat that served in the Vietnam War is heading upriver to serve as the first maritime training vessel on the inland waterways later this month. PTF-26… Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne