The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $1 billion in infrastructure improvements September 16 through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. Funding has… Read More
Author: Shelley Byrne
Agreements announced September 15 could position a new port being developed in Cairo, Ill., as a national logistics and distribution hub for container shipping using state-of-the-art vessels running on… Read More
Five public Kentucky riverports have received $450,000 in state funds for critical repairs and equipment replacement, Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced September 8. The Kentucky Riverport Improvement grants… Read More
Four western Kentucky counties have joined forces with hopes to build a riverport just south of the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers as part of their economic… Read More
Brady Beckman, chief of the Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F) of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division, has been awarded the second highest award for individual achievement… Read More
Zach Burkhart is following in his family’s footsteps. Like his grandfather, Burkhart, 28, of Dover, Tenn., is an engineer. But those aren’t the only footsteps he follows. Read More
Once a land-based mechanic, Bryan Lackey was looking for a different kind of career. Lackey, 51, of Ursa, Ill., used to work on automotive and heavy equipment, but… Read More
TIMCO Industries’ new Temperature Entry Access System (T.E.A.S.) allows automated, touchless temperature taking with applications for the marine industry and beyond. Claire Otter, vice president of TIMCO, based… Read More
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. Read More
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… Read More
