Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

Kentucky Community College Offers Brown-Water Focused Programs

Students study a diesel engine as part of a 28-day marine engineering “boot camp” offered by West Kentucky Community & Technical College. The college was designated as a U.S. Maritime Center of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education in 2021, the only such designation of 27 centers nationwide specifically for brown-water mariners. (photo courtesy of West Kentucky Community & Technical College)

Kentucky Community College Offers Brown-Water Focused Programs

February 18, 2022

Mariners interested in earning a college degree, upgrading their skills or earning Coast Guard-approved certifications can do so with programs that fit their schedule and give credit for their… Read More

Coast Guard Reports Five Allisions On Ohio River, Issues Warning An 11-barge tow broke free in high water February 8 on the Ohio River as it was upbound coming out of Newburgh Locks and Dam. Four of the 11 barges eventually passed through the dam gates, with the others stuck along the top side of the dam. They were all recovered during salvage operations throughout the day, and navigation traffic resumed that evening. (Photo by 270 Drone Aerial Imagery)

An 11-barge tow broke free in high water February 8 on the Ohio River as it was upbound coming out of Newburgh Locks and Dam. Four of the 11 barges eventually passed through the dam gates, with the others stuck along the top side of the dam. They were all recovered during salvage operations throughout the day, and navigation traffic resumed that evening. (Photo by 270 Drone Aerial Imagery)

Coast Guard Reports Five Allisions On Ohio River, Issues Warning

February 11, 2022

Five allisions on the Ohio River between February 5 and 8 damaged barges but caused no injuries or pollution. After four allisions in a 48-hour period, the Coast… Read More

A Marriage Proposal Wrapped In A Valentine’s Towboat Renaming Kyle Aldrich, executive vice president of Evansville Marine Service in Evansville, Ind., proposed to his wife, Meagan, on Valentine’s Day weekend in 2020 in front of a boat newly renamed the mv. Brooks Andrew in honor of her young son. The couple married last year. (Photo courtesy of Kyle and Meagan Aldrich)

Kyle Aldrich, executive vice president of Evansville Marine Service in Evansville, Ind., proposed to his wife, Meagan, on Valentine’s Day weekend in 2020 in front of a boat newly renamed the mv. Brooks Andrew in honor of her young son. The couple married last year. (Photo courtesy of Kyle and Meagan Aldrich)

A Marriage Proposal Wrapped In A Valentine’s Towboat Renaming

February 11, 2022

Most fairytales start with once upon a time. This one starts with once upon a towboat. The towboat is the 1,200 hp., twin-screw Brooks Andrew, an Evansville Marine… Read More

Two River Ports Receive Ohio Grant Funding

February 9, 2022

The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the recipients of its 2022 Maritime Assistance Program (MAP) grant awards, including more than $5.1 million for projects in public port districts… Read More

Infrastructure Law Fully Funds New Montgomery Lock Crewmembers walk across a beam over a hydraulic cylinder pit at the Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pa. Design and construction of a new lock at Montgomery is fully funded as part of the Corps work plan announced in January. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Crewmembers walk across a beam over a hydraulic cylinder pit at the Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pa. Design and construction of a new lock at Montgomery is fully funded as part of the Corps work plan announced in January. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Infrastructure Law Fully Funds New Montgomery Lock

February 4, 2022

With more than 97 percent of the Pittsburgh Engineer District’s funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated to the full funding of the Montgomery Locks construction… Read More

Employee Recruitment, Retention Focus Of WEDA Webinar

February 4, 2022

How to recruit and retain employees was the topic of a Western Dredging Association (WEDA) webinar titled “Dredging For Talent” January 20. Panelists Laurie Boyan from Weeks Construction,… Read More

J.F. Brennan To Support University Research Vessel

The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse’s River Studies Center’s dedicated research vessel is a result of a $500,000 donation from Prairie Springs: The Paul Fleckenstein Trust to the La Crosse Community Foundation and a public/private partnership between the center and J.F. Brennan Company. The boat is expected to be delivered in 16 to 18 months. (Artist rendering courtesy of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse’s River Studies Center)

J.F. Brennan To Support University Research Vessel

January 30, 2022

A half million-dollar donation to a community foundation and a public/private partnership are ensuring that students at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse’s River Studies Center have a dedicated research… Read More

Repairs To Close Kentucky Lock For More Than Three Weeks A crew makes repairs on one of the damaged upper miter gates at Kentucky Lock late last year. A second closure is scheduled to repair the other gate January 31-February 24. (Photo courtesy of Nashville Engineer District)

A crew makes repairs on one of the damaged upper miter gates at Kentucky Lock late last year. A second closure is scheduled to repair the other gate January 31-February 24. (Photo courtesy of Nashville Engineer District)

Repairs To Close Kentucky Lock For More Than Three Weeks

January 28, 2022

Kentucky Lock will be closed January 31-February 24 to make repairs from where a tow ran into and damaged the upper miter gates in October. “When the tow… Read More

Wilson Main Chamber Closure Could Cause Delays A tow approaches the main chamber at Wilson Lock and Dam in November 2021. (Photo courtesy of Nashville Engineer District)

A tow approaches the main chamber at Wilson Lock and Dam in November 2021. (Photo courtesy of Nashville Engineer District)

Wilson Main Chamber Closure Could Cause Delays

January 26, 2022

Extensive work, including dewatering the main chamber, is scheduled to begin February 23 at Wilson Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River after about two years of planning. Read More

Living Lands & Waters Promotes Mississippi River Bison Bridge Images from a video on the Bison Bridge project website at bisonbridge.org show renderings of the planned bridge, which would include a bison crossing with grazing land in both Iowa and Illinois as well as a pedestrian crossing and bison viewing area, along with a visitor center. (Image courtesy of bisonbridge.org)

Images from a video on the Bison Bridge project website at bisonbridge.org show renderings of the planned bridge, which would include a bison crossing with grazing land in both Iowa and Illinois as well as a pedestrian crossing and bison viewing area, along with a visitor center. (Image courtesy of bisonbridge.org)

Living Lands & Waters Promotes Mississippi River Bison Bridge

January 26, 2022

A well-known river cleanup and environmental advocacy organization is taking on a mission to convert an old interstate bridge into a unique park for bison crossing over the Mississippi… Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne