Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

A&A Riverways Celebrates 24 Years Left to right: Richie and Starla Neal with sons Andrew and Aaron Neal. Richie founded the grocery and supply delivery business, which Andrew now runs with continued help from many family members. (Photo courtesy of A&A Riverways)

Left to right: Richie and Starla Neal with sons Andrew and Aaron Neal. Richie founded the grocery and supply delivery business, which Andrew now runs with continued help from many family members. (Photo courtesy of A&A Riverways)

A&A Riverways Celebrates 24 Years

April 22, 2022

Richie Neal was a successful river pilot when he started A&A Riverways 24 years ago so he could stay home at night with his wife and two young sons,… Read More

Ohio Man Convicted For Throwing Pipe Bombs Onto Tows

April 22, 2022

An Ohio man faces up to 60 years in prison for throwing pipe bombs onto two tows moving on the Ohio River last year. A jury convicted… Read More

Owensboro Port Adds $2 Million Dock Construction began April 12 on an additional dock at the Owensboro Riverport Authority at Mile 759 on the Ohio River. It will be constructed of sheet piles with a poured concrete surface and be 200 feet long. The project is expected to cost $2 million. (Photo courtesy of Owensboro Riverport Authority)

Construction began April 12 on an additional dock at the Owensboro Riverport Authority at Mile 759 on the Ohio River. It will be constructed of sheet piles with a poured concrete surface and be 200 feet long. The project is expected to cost $2 million. (Photo courtesy of Owensboro Riverport Authority)

Owensboro Port Adds $2 Million Dock

April 20, 2022

Construction began April 12 on a $2 million dock addition at the Owensboro (Ky.) Riverport Authority. The 200-foot cargo dock is being built on the mooring line… Read More

Charleston Sternwheel Regatta Is Revived For 2022 River activities during a previous Charleston Sternwheel Regatta. (Photo courtesy of HD Media/Charleston Gazette-Mail)

River activities during a previous Charleston Sternwheel Regatta. (Photo courtesy of HD Media/Charleston Gazette-Mail)

Charleston Sternwheel Regatta Is Revived For 2022

April 19, 2022

Twenty boats have already registered for the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta, which is returning to West Virginia for the first time since 2008 and expected to draw an estimated 250,000… Read More

$14.1 Million Investment To Transform Ohio River Coal Dock

Yellow mooring cells mark where a barge equipped with a material handler will be placed as part of an estimated $14.1 million fertilizer offloading project in Old Shawneetown, Ill. The Shawneetown Regional Port Authority and Scates Group Intermodal River Terminal LLC have partnered for the project, which includes construction of a conveyor and fertilizer blending and storage facility. Elevar Agri-Solutions has signed an agreement to move fertilizer through the facility once constructed. (photo courtesy of Scates Group Intermodal River Terminal LLC)

$14.1 Million Investment To Transform Ohio River Coal Dock

April 15, 2022

A former coal-loading facility is being transformed into one for offloading fertilizer as part of a $14.1 million public/private investment along the Ohio River in Old Shawneetown, Ill. Read More

Corps Provides Update On Brandon Road Interbasin Project Corps of Engineers graphic shows the many methods by which Brandon Road Lock will prevent passage of Asian carp.

Corps of Engineers graphic shows the many methods by which Brandon Road Lock will prevent passage of Asian carp.

Corps Provides Update On Brandon Road Interbasin Project

April 15, 2022

An influx of federal funding is allowing the completion of preconstruction engineering and design work and construction of the initial phase of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, with the… Read More

Paducah’s River Discovery Center Names New Executive Director

April 10, 2022

The River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., has chosen Polly Brasher as its second executive director. Julie Harris, the center’s first director, had announced that she is retiring… Read More

Brandon Road Lock Work Expected To Cause Delays This Summer

April 4, 2022

Work at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois Waterway will include a restriction period and partial closure beginning next month and a full closure for three weeks… Read More

Lock Maintenance Workshop Celebrates 40 Years Of Collaboration Lock Maintenance Workshop participants toured the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Ill., during the 2020 workshop, the last to be held in-person because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division)

Lock Maintenance Workshop participants toured the Corps’ Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Champaign, Ill., during the 2020 workshop, the last to be held in-person because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division)

Lock Maintenance Workshop Celebrates 40 Years Of Collaboration

April 1, 2022

Now in its 40th year, the Lock Maintenance Workshop has grown from a gathering of a dozen people to more than 150, including international participants. The workshop, hosted… Read More

Demolition At Ohio River L&Ds 52, 53 To Wrap Up In 2022 A blast from underwater demolition takes places November 19, 2021, at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 53. Landside demolition at the former locks and dams 52 in Brookport, Ill., and 53 in Olmsted, Ill., was completed in 2021. The marine demolition at both projects is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. (Photo courtesy of Louisville Engineer District)

A blast from underwater demolition takes places November 19, 2021, at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 53. Landside demolition at the former locks and dams 52 in Brookport, Ill., and 53 in Olmsted, Ill., was completed in 2021. The marine demolition at both projects is expected to be completed by the end of 2022. (Photo courtesy of Louisville Engineer District)

Demolition At Ohio River L&Ds 52, 53 To Wrap Up In 2022

April 1, 2022

Demolition at the former Ohio River locks and dams 52 and 53 in southern Illinois is expected to be complete by the end of the year. While landside… Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne