Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

MMCs Delayed Due To Broken Printers, Seasonal Surge In Applications

April 14, 2023

Printer problems are extending delays renewing merchant mariner credentials, with the National Maritime Center saying its current backlog is approximately 2,700 credential booklets. Lt. Commander Eric Hatfield, public affairs officer… Read More

AWO Advocates For Saliva Drug Testing Option Cannabis leaves. (Pexels/Kindel Media)

AWO Advocates For Saliva Drug Testing Option

April 14, 2023

Amid reported difficulty recruiting employees who can pass drug tests, the American Waterways Operators (AWO) is one of the organizations hoping a new testing method gains approval for transportation workers. Read More

Methanol Barge Safely Removed From McAlpine As of April 13, one corn barge remained lodged in McAlpine Dam. (Photo by Josh Saylor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

As of April 13, one corn barge remained lodged in McAlpine Dam. (Photo by Josh Saylor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Methanol Barge Safely Removed From McAlpine

April 14, 2023

A barge carrying methanol that lodged against the McAlpine Dam on the Ohio River near Louisville, Ky., has been removed with no leaks detected. The barge carrying approximately 1,400 metric… Read More

Crews Prepare To Offload Barge Pinned On McAlpine Dam

April 7, 2023

More than a week after barges broke loose from a tow and became pinned against McAlpine Dam, a salvage crew was preparing to begin pumping 1,400 metric tons of liquid… Read More

Grant Recommendation Helps Move Western Kentucky Port Project Forward The Western Kentucky Riverport Authority has received notice it has been recommended for a $300,000 state grant for planning a riverport at a greenfield site just south of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The site is adjacent to the Phoenix Paper mill in Wickliffe, Ky. (Photo courtesy of the Western Kentucky Riverport Authority)

The Western Kentucky Riverport Authority has received notice it has been recommended for a $300,000 state grant for planning a riverport at a greenfield site just south of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The site is adjacent to the Phoenix Paper mill in Wickliffe, Ky. (Photo courtesy of the Western Kentucky Riverport Authority)

Grant Recommendation Helps Move Western Kentucky Port Project Forward

April 7, 2023

A recommendation for a $300,000 state grant is helping to bring the Western Kentucky Riverport Authority a step closer building a riverport just south of the confluence of the Mississippi… Read More

NDU Students Tour Inland Waterways Sites Sixteen students from the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy learn about Seamen’s Church Institute’s mission from SCI-Paducah’s Kelly Butts. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Sixteen students from the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy learn about Seamen’s Church Institute’s mission from SCI-Paducah’s Kelly Butts. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

NDU Students Tour Inland Waterways Sites

March 31, 2023

Sixteen students and an instructor from the National Defense University’s (NDU) Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy got a first-hand look at the country’s rivers and towboats during… Read More

MRC Conducts High-Water Inspection Trip The Mississippi River Commission conducted its annual high-water inspection trip March 27-31 aboard the mv. Mississippi, stopping in Cairo, Ill.; Memphis, Tenn.; Greenville, Miss.; and New Orleans, La. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

The Mississippi River Commission conducted its annual high-water inspection trip March 27-31 aboard the mv. Mississippi, stopping in Cairo, Ill.; Memphis, Tenn.; Greenville, Miss.; and New Orleans, La. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

MRC Conducts High-Water Inspection Trip

March 31, 2023

Standing aboard the mv. Mississippi for the Mississippi River Commission’s annual high-water inspection trip March 27, Maj. Gen. Diana Holland said this trip would be her last aboard the vessel. Read More

Vessel Traffic Resumes At McAlpine

March 31, 2023

The locks at McAlpine Locks and Dam reopened the evening of March 28, roughly 17 hours after barges broke loose from a vessel and became pinned against the dam at… Read More

Vessel Traffic Resumes at McAlpine With Two Barges Still Pinned Against Dam Two of three barges remain pinned against the lower dam at McAlpine Locks and Dam after breaking away from a towboat early March 28. Ten of 11 barges broke loose from a vessel, with one hitting a railroad bridge before being removed. (Photos courtesy of the Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet.)

Two of three barges remain pinned against the lower dam at McAlpine Locks and Dam after breaking away from a towboat early March 28. Ten of 11 barges broke loose from a vessel, with one hitting a railroad bridge before being removed. (Photos courtesy of the Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet.)

Vessel Traffic Resumes at McAlpine With Two Barges Still Pinned Against Dam

March 29, 2023

Note: This is an updated version of a story that was posted the morning of March 29. The locks at McAlpine Locks and Dam reopened the evening of March 28,… Read More

Kentucky Passes Jones Act Resolution

March 24, 2023

The Kentucky legislature has approved a resolution to support the Jones Act. Titled House Concurrent Resolution 5, the International Propeller Club’s Port of Paducah (Ky.) collaboratively authored the initial resolution… Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne