The Coast Guard responded to three vessels that sunk on the Illinois River near Hardin, Ill., on July 7. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River received a… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Gulf Island Fabrication recently delivered the terminal and escort tugs Mark E. Kuebler, Ted C. Litton and Connelly M to Bay Houston Towing Company; they are the first three… Read More
Millions of dollars of goods are transported up and down the Mississippi River every year. This transportation is made possible, in part, by the Corps of Engineers’ Mat Sinking… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District announced June 18 that it will build seven islands in the middle of Pig’s Eye Lake with dredged materials. Pig’s Eye Lake is… Read More
For the second year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award. All 40 honorees were nominated by… Read More
Twenty-two miles off the coast of southern California lies Catalina Island. It has been a stop for smugglers, gold miners, pirates, hunters, the Union army and missionaries, and was… Read More
Today’s mariners, both inland and deep sea, live much safer, more comfortable, better-compensated and better-protected lives than their predecessors did in 1834, when the Seamen’s Church Institute was founded. Read More
For the second year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award. All 40 honorees were nominated… Read More
Unprecedented flooding on the Arkansas River didn’t stop the Little Rock (Ark.) Port Authority (LRPA) from increasing its barge-handling this spring over the same period a year ago. Despite… Read More
Marquette Transportation has been a long-time booster of Living Lands and Waters (LL&W), the not-for-profit organization that works to clean trash America’s waterways. The Paducah-based towing company even named… Read More
