Conrad Shipyard has delivered the 6,000 hp. towboat H. Merritt ‘Heavy’ Lane Jr. to Canal Barge Company Inc. of New Orleans. Built at Conrad Amelia, the Subchapter… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Capt. Max English, 83, former fleet superintendent for Marathon-Ashland, died April 5. English spent his entire career with Ashland Oil, retiring from Marathon Ashland. He started as… Read More
Joseph “J” Andrews III of St. Louis, a longtime marine insurance broker, died March 28 at the age of 62. He was a vice president of Arthur J. Read More
Bruce Scherr, former president and CEO of Informa Economics, died April 5 in Florida. Scherr joined what was then Sparks Companies in 1987, eventually reaching the post… Read More
Martin Hall, 53, of Hammond, La., (formerly of Olmsted, Ill.,) passed away at home on March 8. He worked as a towboat pilot for American Commercial Barge Line for… Read More
Master Marine Inc. has delivered the mv. Frank Mellor to Osage Marine Services Inc., St. Louis, Mo. The 67- by 28-foot towboat was designed by… Read More
As the coronavirus emergency stretches into weeks and maybe months, there are an increasing number of stories of companies, institutions and individuals pulling together in what President Donald Trump… Read More
Conrad Industries Inc. on March 31 reported net income of $86,000 and earnings of 2 cents per diluted share for the 12 months ending December 31, 2019. That compares… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced April 2 that it has completed the acquisition of Savage Inland Marine’s inland barge fleet, announced January 30. The total consideration paid was approximately… Read More
Floodwaters on the Ohio River dropped enough so a ferry connecting Kentucky and Illinois has been able to resume service. The Cave-in-Rock Ferry reopened at 6 a.m. April… Read More
