Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans and CEO of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB), received the 2020 C. Alvin Bertel Award November 18… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
As part of efforts to prevent the spread of invasive carp, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced October 22 that four silver carp were recently captured, fitted with tracking… Read More
Health experts have been warning about a second wave of the coronavirus for months, and now it is here. The Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918–19 lasted about 18 months and… Read More
Ingram Barge Company LLC announced November 10 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Houston Fleeting Services LLC, has entered into an agreement to acquire the business assets of Houston-based Cheryl K… Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc., a leading specialty construction company, had net income of $11.8 million, or $0.39 diluted earnings per share, for the third quarter, the company announced October 28. The numbers… Read More
Dredging began at Indiana Harbor earlier last month and will continue through the fall, a continuation of the dredging that stopped in 2019 for the winter season, the Chicago Engineer… Read More
Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., a fertilizer company based in Vancouver, Canada, announced November 3 that it has agreed to buy a granulation facility and terminal on the Mississippi River… Read More
Adm. Karl Schultz (third from left), commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, visited Paducah, Ky., on November 2 and took time to tour the Seamen’s Church Institute Center for Maritime… Read More
Capt. Clayton E. Hanlin, 90, formerly of Hamilton, Ill., died October 25 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, Ill.. An Airborne Ranger in the Army during the Korean conflict,… Read More
The Kaskaskia Regional Port District is being featured on an episode of the television show “World’s Greatest!” on November 2 and November 9. Ranking as the 10th largest inland port… Read More
