The city council of St. Paul, Minn., approved a resolution August 4 asking the state for a grant of $20 million (out of a total request of $70 million from… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
I wanted to find a way to thank everyone for your kindness that you have shown to me in dealing with the difficulties of the mail service, and the great… Read More
Regarding Keith Norrington’s Old Boat Column of 8 June 2020, “The Eagle Boat Store.” The operators of Ward & Brady, the predecessor to the Eagle Boat Store, were retired steamboat… Read More
The Pittsburgh Engineer District declared a state of emergency September 1 due to flooding conditions impacting the Monongahela River and its tributaries. Water levels on the Cheat, Monongahela, Ohio and… Read More
Hurricane Ida made landfall with historic winds equaling the strongest ever recorded on the Gulf Coast. It brought a 12- to 15-foot storm surge that devastated some barrier islands. As… Read More
The U.S.S. Kidd, the World War II U.S. Navy destroyer that now serves as a museum on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, La., has been awarded a Tin Can… Read More
Sabine Surveyors Ltd., a full-service marine surveying, auditing and consulting firm, has opened an office in Paducah, Ky., its ninth staffed location and the company’s first domestic venture outside of a… Read More
Raleigh L. Bourg Sr., 85, founder and CEO of Bourg Boat Company, died July 15 at his home, surrounded by friends and family. Bourg Boat Company operated 25 pushboats and… Read More
The Port of New Orleans and CLEANCOR Energy Solutions LLC signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) August 17 to collaborate on ways to provide liquefied natural gas fueling solutions to… Read More
The Missouri Department of Transportation has received one of six Marine Highway Project designations from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) as part of the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The application… Read More
