The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) will honor James C. Guidry, executive vice president of vessel operations for Kirby Corporation, with the River Bell Award at the annual River Bell Awards… Read More
Author: Shelley Byrne
Much-needed rain brought some relief to drought-stricken areas along the Lower Mississippi and Ohio river basins over the past week, although dredging and intermittent closures continued. The Corps of Engineers… Read More
Waterways Council Inc.’s 19th annual Waterways Symposium will be held for the first time in Paducah, Ky., on December 7-8. Keynote speakers will address such topics as the recent midterm… Read More
American River Transportation Company (ARTCo), a wholly owned subsidiary of ADM, christened the 58- by 26- by 8-foot Chuck B on October 6 at its Ottawa, Ill., location. The Chuck… Read More
Recent rain showers and the expectation of more as Hurricane Nicole moves inland are helping stabilize the depth of the Lower Mississippi River, but congestion remains a problem as closures… Read More
Project directors believe they have enough funding until early January to move forward with the Brandon Road Interbasin Project but might have to stop work after that without a signed… Read More
A retired merchant marine captain is helping to ensure the future of a university’s studies along the Tennessee River and Kentucky Lake through a recent $500,000 donation. Capt. Bob Cherry… Read More
A unique public-private partnership has resulted in the completion of a dredge that will spend its time primarily at two inlets off the coast of North Carolina. Dare County, N.C.,… Read More
Longtime leadership team member Darin Adrian has been named president of Marquette Transportation Company’s river division. Adrian has been with the company more than 36 years, most recently as executive… Read More
Light-loading, reduced drafts, dredging and multiple reported groundings continued this week, even with some reported rainfall in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Overall, the system remained stable, but industry continued… Read More
