The Rev. Kempton Baldridge makes a habit of reaching out to people. He shakes the hands of the towboat crews he calls shipmates. He lays a hand on a shoulder… Read More
Author: Shelley Byrne
The U.S. Maritime Administration announced the award of nine America’s Marine Highway grants December 10, including three projects that impact the inland waterways system. The grants total $12.6 million. The… Read More
After more than 50 years working in the marine industry, Rick Griffith is retiring at the end of the year. Griffith most recently served as president of McGinnis Inc., under… Read More
A new subscription service is providing towing vessel and liquid barge data and analysis from an industry veteran. Mark Lawrence began developing Current Data LLC in 2019 and launched the… Read More
The Coast Guard and a Pennsylvania coroner’s office are investigating following the report of a man who fell from a barge and died November 22. Beaver County, Pa. Coroner David… Read More
More than 50 members of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) learned about dredging during the organization’s Dredging 101 webinar November 9. Sean Duffy of The Big River Coalition and David… Read More
With the operation of its first terminal on the inland waterways, Federal Marine Terminals Inc. (FMT) is refocusing the business plan for an existing port. FMT took over the operation… Read More
Work repairing a stone dike at Victoria Bend on the Lower Mississippi River could cause major delays in transiting the area. The work at Mile 595.5 on the left descending… Read More
Three teams of companies have submitted bids to build a highway connection to the planned Interstate 69 bridge over the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana. The route eventually will… Read More
Dustin Davidson helps Congress understand what is important on the inland waterways. Davidson, 29, Waterways Council Inc.’s director of government relations, has been on the job since February, but he… Read More
