Shipbuilder Metal Shark announced November 12 that both new 105-foot, 150-passenger, high-speed aluminum catamaran passenger ferries constructed for the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) have been completed and… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Mobile Engineer District christened the survey vessel Damrell in a November 8 ceremony at the Cooper Riverside Park Amphitheater in Mobile, Ala. Col. Sebastien P. Joly, Mobile… Read More
Blount Boats, Warren, R.I., has signed a contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to construct an ice-breaking, all-welded-steel, double-screw tug to operate in seasonal ice near… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District has begun a two-year project to repair the lower guidewall at Upper Mississippi Lock and Dam 15, adjacent to the Rock Island Arsenal and… Read More
The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its formation in conjunction with its fall plenary meeting scheduled November 27–29. “Since its… Read More
Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., delivered the Terrell Horne, the 31st Fast Response Cutter (FRC), to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery on October 25 in Key… Read More
Water/Ways, a traveling exhibit of The Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program, is in the midst of a southern tour, with stops in both Louisiana and Mississippi. The… Read More
American Queen Steamboat Company announced November 12 a definitive agreement to acquire the Victory I and sister ship Victory II from Sunstone Ships Inc., as well as the Victory… Read More
In September 1970, I bought a sternwheel towboat from Maysville Sand & Gravel in Maysville, Ky. This boat was called the mv. Glenda H, and they had owned the… Read More
MobileOps Inc., Woodinville, Wash., has recently signed a term contract with Crounse Corporation, Paducah, Ky. Crounse Corporation provides full-service barge transportation as well as harbor and fleeting services. Read More
