Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

Keith Norrington, Former Museum Curator, WJ Old Boat Columnist, Remembered Keith Norrington, former curator of the Howard Steamboat Museum and WJ Old Boat columnist, passed away August 30.

Keith Norrington, former curator of the Howard Steamboat Museum and WJ Old Boat columnist, passed away August 30.

Keith Norrington, Former Museum Curator, WJ Old Boat Columnist, Remembered

September 2, 2023

Friends remembered river historian and writer Keith Norrington following his passing on August 30. Norrington, 69, of New Albany, Ind., served as director and curator of the Howard… Read More

Tree Bundles Create Fish Habitat In Advance Of Lock Construction The Pittsburgh Engineer District placed bundles of trees—cut down to make way for a concrete batch plant at Montgomery Locks and Dam—into a slough in the Upper Ohio River in August as part of a unique program designed to prevent fish habitat loss from construction of new lock chambers. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

The Pittsburgh Engineer District placed bundles of trees—cut down to make way for a concrete batch plant at Montgomery Locks and Dam—into a slough in the Upper Ohio River in August as part of a unique program designed to prevent fish habitat loss from construction of new lock chambers. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Tree Bundles Create Fish Habitat In Advance Of Lock Construction

September 1, 2023

Lashed together with steel cables, bundles of trees dangled from a helicopter over the upper Ohio River, ready to become fish habitats. Twenty-nine tree bundles, removed in March… Read More

Bank Grading Unit Goes To Work On Lower Miss The new, $25.5 million bank grader, named Grader 1, is at work for the first time in revetment operations on the Lower Mississippi. It replaces a 74-year-old grader. (Photo courtesy of Memphis Engineer District)

The new, $25.5 million bank grader, named Grader 1, is at work for the first time in revetment operations on the Lower Mississippi. It replaces a 74-year-old grader. (Photo courtesy of Memphis Engineer District)

Bank Grading Unit Goes To Work On Lower Miss

September 1, 2023

The Memphis Engineer District’s new bank grader, Grader 1, is already hard at work helping to provide riverbank stabilization. Delivered to Memphis in April and christened… Read More

Brandon Road Agreement Could Be Near

September 1, 2023

Construction of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project could be delayed if a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) isn’t signed between the Corps of Engineers and the state of Illinois… Read More

Photos: ADM/ARTCO Open House ADM/ARTCO employees, families and friends tour the mv. Harvest Maiden at PTL Marine in Wickliffe, Ky., as part of the company’s open house. (photo by Shelley Byrne)

ADM/ARTCO employees, families and friends tour the mv. Harvest Maiden at PTL Marine in Wickliffe, Ky., as part of the company’s open house. (photo by Shelley Byrne)

Photos: ADM/ARTCO Open House

August 26, 2023

Gryffin Luenebrink, 6, of Bicknell, Ind., gets a boost from his cousin Skyler McAllum, an ARTCo fleetmate in Mount Vernon, Ind., so that he can blow the whistle of… Read More

$30 Million Road Project To Benefit Owensboro Riverport Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (fifth from left) joins state and local officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Owensboro Riverport Kentucky Highway 331 Improvement Project on August 3. (photo courtesy of the Owensboro Riverport Authority)

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (fifth from left) joins state and local officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Owensboro Riverport Kentucky Highway 331 Improvement Project on August 3. (photo courtesy of the Owensboro Riverport Authority)

$30 Million Road Project To Benefit Owensboro Riverport

August 25, 2023

Local and state officials broke ground August 3 on a $30 million road project designed to benefit the Owensboro Riverport Authority and its neighbors by improving traffic flow and… Read More

Software Suite Designed To Strengthen Management, Safety Ripple’s Tow View feature. Pilots can easily drag and drop a graphic of the correct barge instead of making a log entry to note the business transaction. (Photo courtesy of Ripple Operations)

Ripple’s Tow View feature. Pilots can easily drag and drop a graphic of the correct barge instead of making a log entry to note the business transaction. (Photo courtesy of Ripple Operations)

Software Suite Designed To Strengthen Management, Safety

August 23, 2023

Ripple Operations has debuted a suite of software purpose-built for the inland marine industry that works both online and offline so that limited internet connectivity is not a problem. Read More

Karl Senner Opens New Paducah Facility Karl Senner opened a new office in May on Cairo Road in Paducah, hosting an open house as part of the festivities. (Photo courtesy of Karl Senner)

Karl Senner opened a new office in May on Cairo Road in Paducah, hosting an open house as part of the festivities. (Photo courtesy of Karl Senner)

Karl Senner Opens New Paducah Facility

August 23, 2023

Karl Senner is expanding its existing footprint in Paducah, Ky., with a new office, warehouse and repair facility. The business is the exclusive factory-authorized sales and service provider… Read More

Paducah Museum Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Name Change Executive Director Polly Brasher speaking during the presentation. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Executive Director Polly Brasher speaking during the presentation. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Paducah Museum Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Name Change

August 22, 2023

The River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., is now the Inland Waterways Museum. As part of the museum’s 20th birthday celebration on August 14, staff announced the… Read More

Corps Breaks Ground On Upper Ohio Navigation Project Corps, government and industry leaders turn shovels of dirt to ceremonially kick off the project. (photo by Shelley Byrne)

Corps, government and industry leaders turn shovels of dirt to ceremonially kick off the project. (photo by Shelley Byrne)

Corps Breaks Ground On Upper Ohio Navigation Project

August 18, 2023

The first shovels of dirt were turned ceremonially on August 11 at Montgomery Locks and Dam to mark the beginning of construction for phase one of the Upper… Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne