Thomas W. Hines Jr., 78, of Phoenix, Ariz., died July 31 after a lengthy battle with a massive stroke and heart attack. He started working in the Hines engine repair… Read More
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Few people know that the Coast Guard has a long and storied history in codebreaking and counter-espionage. The 2017 book The Woman Who Smashed Codes, by journalist Jason Fagone, tells… Read More
The National Waterways Foundation (NWF) announced August 11 that it has commissioned and released waterways profiles for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority announced August 12 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC to convert Howard’s Javelina refinery services facility… Read More
Frank J. Beelman Jr., CEO of Beelman Truck Company, East St. Louis, Ill., a 770-truck dry bulk transporter that has maintained a presence on the Mississippi River at St. Louis… Read More
The PIANC Permanent Task Group on Climate Change will present a panel discussion August 26 on resilience in the marine transportation system. “As new challenges unfold it is becoming even… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District canceled two open house events on the mv. Mississippi, the nation’s largest diesel towboat, that had been scheduled for August 10 and 11 in Davenport… Read More
The Waterways Journal’s parent company, The Waterways Journal Inc., dba Bound Media Group, has acquired the media assets of Harbor House Publishers, Boyne City, Mich. Harbor House, established in 1969,… Read More
After much twisting and turning, the Senate passed the “Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act” (H.R. 3684) by a vote of 69-30. Nineteen Republican Senators voted for the legislation. The bill… Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc., a leading specialty construction company based in Houston, Texas, reported net income July 28 of $3.5 million ($0.11 earnings per share) for the second quarter. A year ago, the… Read More
