Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., announced April 6 that the U.S. Coast Guard has given approval to Eastern to build a second Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The St. Paul Engineer District has started the first phase of the McGregor Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project to restore habitat within Pool 10 of the Upper… Read More
ENR Midwest, a major engineering industry magazine, named the Corps of Engineers its “owner of the year” for the way in which the agency handled the flood fight of… Read More
Shipbuilder Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., reports it is enjoying increased popularity among law enforcement agencies, with 20 new law enforcement customers recently added and more than 35 welded… Read More
In the general media, we hear loose talk about “the economy shutting down” and when “the economy will reopen.” But that’s not strictly accurate. Restaurants and hotels have… Read More
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
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
