An Okie Moore Diving & Marine Salvage crew removed the mv. Boone August 16 from where it had sunk at Upper Mississippi River Mile 43, near Thebes, Ill. The river… Read More
Author: Shelley Byrne
Although many of those who work on the river are considered essential workers, and shoreside businesses have begun to slowly reopen under various state guidelines, river museums are still seeing… Read More
The Upper Mississippi River was closed in both directions after the mv. Boone sank at Upper Mississippi River Mile 43, near Thebes, Ill., early August 12. No one was injured. Read More
The state of Illinois is providing $40 million to the Alexander-Cairo Port District to build a riverport near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker… Read More
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency assisted the Federal Aviation Administration August 5 in the recovery of a helicopter from Fort Loudon Lake, a reservoir of the Tennessee River, near Knoxville,… Read More
Although Comal Energy Services (CES) may be new to the inland marine market, those spearheading the oil and gas services company’s expansion have decades of experience repairing and maintaining marine… Read More
A loaded rock barge hit a pier of the Cumberland River bridge in Smithland, Ky., briefly closing it July 19, but an inspector found no damage. The bridge carries U.S. Read More
A deteriorated barge and infrequent monitoring caused the flooding and subsequent sinking of the moored towing vessels Chattie Sue Smith, Mary Fern and Mary-R, along with the unnamed deck barge,… Read More
A “Talking Freight” webinar sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) July 15 focused on “Examining the Growth of Inland Ports.” For the purpose of the webinar, FHA defined inland… Read More
Bill Holman didn’t need the words on the plaque at Lock 2 Park in Nashville, Tenn., to know its historical significance. Holman, 91, lived through it. “This means so much… Read More
