The longtime director of the River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., has announced her upcoming retirement. The center’s executive director, Julie Harris, will retire at the end of… Read More
Author: Shelley Byrne
Mariners were experiencing delays of up to about five days in transiting Montgomery Locks and Dam at Ohio River Mile 32, due to a scheduled lock chamber closure. Read More
In a ceremony that paid tribute to mariners as the essential workers who kept freight moving throughout a global pandemic along with the recognized honorees, the Seamen’s Church Institute… Read More
Ingram Barge Company’s newest towboat rolled down the streets of Paducah, Ky., crewed with children and equipped with artificial snow, twinkling lights and Christmas music. The 22-foot… Read More
Purple lightning, swirling river fog and then total blackness were the signs Douglas Lewis noticed moments before a monster tornado crossed a few yards from his towboat. Read More
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… Read More
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… 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… 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… 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. Read More
