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. Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The World War II destroyer U.S.S. Kidd is now a museum on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, La. The U.S.S. Kidd, the World War II U.S. Navy… 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… 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… 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… 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). … Read More
As you’ll read in this issue, a Marine Highway designation was just given by the Maritime Administration to the Missouri Department of Transportation along the Missouri River. The… Read More
The Paducah Propeller Club elected four new board members by secret ballot at its August 17 meeting, the first in-person meeting held since February 2020 because of the… Read More
The Detroit Engineer District recently awarded a contract for dredging at Duluth-Superior Harbor in western Lake Superior on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. The more than $2 million contract was awarded… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission canceled its annual low-water inspection trip and public hearings on board the mv. Mississippi, which had been scheduled for August 23–27. “I am… Read More
