Shelley Byrne, Author at The Waterways Journal

Memphis Bridge Repair Expected To Take Months A photo from 2019 shows a crack in the Hernando de Soto Bridge that was missed at the time.

Memphis Bridge Repair Expected To Take Months

May 21, 2021

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has fired a bridge inspector whom the agency said did not report a steel beam’s crack that worsened, leading to the Mississippi River closing… Read More

Newt Marine Repowers Fleet With Volvo Engines The Tigre is one of four Newt Marine Service boats repowered with Volvo engines by Interstate PowerSystems. Plans call for Interstate to repower three additional Newt Marine vessels. (Photo courtesy of Volvo Penta

The Tigre is one of four Newt Marine Service boats repowered with Volvo engines by Interstate PowerSystems. Plans call for Interstate to repower three additional Newt Marine vessels. (Photo courtesy of Volvo Penta

Newt Marine Repowers Fleet With Volvo Engines

May 21, 2021

When Carter Newt of Newt Marine Service decided to begin repowering his fleet, his strategy and requirements were simple. He wanted a propulsion system that was dependable, fuel efficient and… Read More

Lower Mississippi River Reopens Under Memphis Bridge A crack in one of the main beams supporting the Hernando de Soto Bridge over the Lower Mississippi River has resulted in the closure of the bridge and the river for 1 mile in each direction. The bridge carries Interstate 40 between Memphis, Tenn., and West Memphis, Ark. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Transportation)

A crack in one of the main beams supporting the Hernando de Soto Bridge over the Lower Mississippi River has resulted in the closure of the bridge and the river for 1 mile in each direction. The bridge carries Interstate 40 between Memphis, Tenn., and West Memphis, Ark. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Transportation)

Lower Mississippi River Reopens Under Memphis Bridge

May 14, 2021

The Coast Guard has reopened the Lower Mississippi River in the vicinity of the fractured Hernando de Soto Bridge in Memphis, Tenn., allowing a queue of vessels and barges to move beneath the bridge. As of… Read More

Bridge Span Floated On Barges In New Construction Method Towboats from Excell Marine move the main span of the new bridge between Wellsburg, W.Va., and Brilliant, Ohio, down the Ohio River on barges April 26. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio Department of Transportation)

Towboats from Excell Marine move the main span of the new bridge between Wellsburg, W.Va., and Brilliant, Ohio, down the Ohio River on barges April 26. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio Department of Transportation)

Bridge Span Floated On Barges In New Construction Method

May 14, 2021

The main span of a new bridge over the Ohio River was built on the riverbank and recently floated in by barge before being lifted into place as part of… Read More

Lower Mississippi River Closed Around Site Of Damaged Memphis Bridge A crack in one of the main beams supporting the Hernando de Soto Bridge over the Lower Mississippi River has resulted in the closure of the bridge and the river for 1 mile in each direction. The bridge carries Interstate 40 between Memphis, Tenn., and West Memphis, Ark. (Photo courtesy of Tennessee Department of Transportation)

Lower Mississippi River Closed Around Site Of Damaged Memphis Bridge

May 13, 2021

(Note: This is an updated and expanded version of a story that was initially posted on Waterwaysjournal.net May 12. This story will be updated as needed.) The Coast Guard closed… Read More

J.F. Brennan Company Opens Paducah Facility The new J.F. Brennan Company Mid-South Branch at 6410 Kentucky Dam Road in Paducah, Ky.

J.F. Brennan Company Opens Paducah Facility

May 10, 2021

J.F. Brennan Company has expanded its operations, opening a new Mid-South branch in Paducah, Ky. Brennan is a fourth-generation, family-owned marine construction firm headquartered in La Crosse, Wis., with additional… Read More

Former Lock And Dam 52 Property To Be Conveyed To Metropolis-Massac Port Authority

May 7, 2021

Former Ohio River Lock and Dam 52 property near Brookport, Ill., is being conveyed to the Metropolis-Massac Port Authority later this year. The provision was written into the Water Resources… Read More

ARTCO, Castlen Steel Partner On Ohio River Terminal

May 7, 2021

Castlen Steel and American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) are partnering for barge fleeting and cleaning to serve the Owensboro, Ky., and Rockport, Ind., areas and expect to operate a new… Read More

Landowner, Corps Differ Over Cause Of Erosion Near Olmsted Property owners along the Ohio River in and near Olmsted, Ill., talk to investigators from the Corps of Engineers during a site visit in June 2020. (Photo courtesy of Sandra Thornton)

Property owners along the Ohio River in and near Olmsted, Ill., talk to investigators from the Corps of Engineers during a site visit in June 2020. (Photo courtesy of Sandra Thornton)

Landowner, Corps Differ Over Cause Of Erosion Near Olmsted

May 4, 2021

Property owners along the Ohio River near Olmsted, Ill., and the Corps of Engineers both agree riverbank erosion is occurring, but they disagree as to its cause. Sandra Thornton, an… Read More

Cairo Port District Signs Labor Agreement

May 4, 2021

Developers of a port under development in Cairo, Ill., signed a project labor agreement April 27 with the Illinois AFL-CIO guaranteeing at least 500 union jobs in building it. The… Read More

Author: Shelley Byrne