Argus Media, a London-based publisher of global commodity information and news, announced June 30 that it is establishing a new price report for urea barge shipments in New Orleans. Argus said… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Canadian agribusiness Richardson International Limited announced July 8 that its subsidiary, Richardson Oilseed (U.S.) Holdings Limited, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Italgrani USA Inc., the largest durum… Read More
By John Crivello For the past six seasons, the Paducah Chiefs of the Ohio Valley Baseball League have had one game night dedicated to recognizing U.S. Coast Guard members and… Read More
Roger Guenther, executive director of the Port of Houston, is one of six people named by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to the Gulf Coast Protection District board of directors. Abbot… Read More
As president of Guntersville Marine Services Inc., Mike Lueken is keenly aware of the dramatic changes in material handling equipment over the past 30 years. “The evolution of material handlers… Read More
Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City, La., has launched a 500-ton-capacity floating drydock for Biblia Marine Towing & Transportation of Savannah, Ga. The drydock was designed by JMS Naval Architects. Biblia… Read More
Five years ago, the Panama Canal opened the Neopanamax Locks, creating a third lane for traffic at the waterway. The expanded canal doubled the waterway’s capacity, attracting new markets and… Read More
Capt. Jimmie Dale Brown, 82, of Selmer, Tenn., died June 25 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He went to work on the river at the age of 19 (1957)… Read More
Conrad Shipyard will begin construction this week on the first of two Damen Multi Cats for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation. Damen Shipyards Group, based in the Netherlands, announced… Read More
The American Waterways Operators has announced it is a founding member of a maritime coalition called the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, a non-profit alliance of maritime stakeholders across North America… Read More
