For the ninth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
On July 17, a federal judge ordered Marquette Transportation to pay the city of Little Rock $4.3 million to compensate for damage to a protective cell caused by… Read More
Two things recently happened, forming an ironic counterpart to each other. On June 26, the Sea-Level Summit — a rare meeting between federal, state and local officials dedicated… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) has named the Rev. Charles Uhlik as chaplain for the Upper Mississippi River region, based in St. Louis. He will begin his new… Read More
The latest weekly report on water levels in the upper Missouri River, posted July 21 by the Northwest District of the Corps of Engineers, didn’t change the outlook substantially. Read More
As Tropical Storm Bertha approached New Orleans, the U.S. Coast Guard activated storm preparations. Bertha was described as “crawling” along the Gulf Coast westward from the Florida Panhandle through Texas, bringing heavy rains… Read More
Kevin Price officially began serving as president of the Georgia Ports Authority July 1. Under GPA’s leadership transition plan, Price is scheduled to succeed Griff Lynch as president and… Read More
The Missouri and Illinois departments of transportation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the Don Welge Memorial Bridge on July 11. The ceremony took place on… Read More
Turn Services has added the mv. War Admiral to its fleet, the second vessel completed in an ongoing eight-boat construction program. Built by Louisiana-based Verret Shipyard, it follows… Read More
Construction crews successfully placed the first of several massive concrete beams recently for the new upstream approach wall. The team maneuvered the 420-ton beams into their final… Read More
