For employees in the United States, the median tenure with their current employer stood at 4.1 years in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That’s down from… Read More
Author: Nelson Spencer Jr.
In 2004, just one year after the opening of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium (River Museum), AEP River Operations (AEP) launched the RiverWorks Discovery program. Read More
The summer of 2003 marked the grand opening of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. With strong political and private backing (including from members of the… Read More
One hundred and eight (108). That is the new running tally for new construction barges built at Eagle Fabrication in Sauget, Ill. Specializing in the construction of deck, crane, spud,… Read More
Kurt Moerbe, vice president of Vessel Repair in Port Arthur, Texas, was familiar with Blessey Marine Services’ reputation before he joined the family business full time. He remembers… Read More
Campbell Transportation is in the middle of a major project to modernize several towboats. At a cost of $2.2 million per boat, it represents a complete re-engineering of… Read More
The entire world is in total panic! People are getting sick, some even dying, of what feels like a foreign invasion. Oil prices are dangerously low (not a… Read More
In 2018, the mv. Bootsie B was renamed Marquette Legends. The idea was for this well-known towboat on the upper rivers to carry recognition of some esteemed captains from… Read More
