It’s already clear that the Floods of 2019 will collectively amount to one of the worst natural disasters ever faced by midwestern farmers and residents. The 12-month period from May… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
On May 1, a group of various stakeholders from industry, trade associations, port authorities, metropolitan and rural planning organizations, and other Ohio River stakeholders met to form the Ohio River… Read More
Inland Marine Service (IMS) and James Marine have formed a new joint venture to assist vessel owners in complying with Subchapter M requirements. The venture, called Mavericks Towboat Solutions, was… Read More
James “Jim” Burke, 69, a tankerman and tank barge firefighting instructor for The River School, died May 1. During his long career as a merchant mariner, Burke, who held an… Read More
The Illinois Soybean Association thinks the trade war with China could accelerate the use of containers to ship American grains including soybeans, overseas to new and expanding markets. According to… Read More
On the trade war front, the news continues to be uncertain. Time and time again, we hear that trade talks with China are near fruition, only to be delayed yet… Read More
Runoff into the upper Missouri River basin in April was 7.8 million acre feet (maf.), the third highest April runoff in the 121 years of record-keeping, the Corps of Engineers… Read More
Watco Companies LLC announced May 6 that it has entered into a joint venture with SCH Services LLC to create a bulk materials terminal network in the Four Rivers area… Read More
This year’s Inland Marine Expo will feature a rich lineup of robust education panels and general sessions. IMX 2019, the sixth annual event, will be held May 20–22 at The… Read More
United States Steel Corporation announced May 2 that it will invest more than $1 billion to construct a new sustainable endless casting and rolling facility at its Edgar Thomson Plant… Read More
