S&P Global Ratings recently raised the Port of New Orleans’ credit rating from “A-” to “A,” calling the port’s outlook “stable.” In announcing the rating change, Port NOLA… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Corps of Engineers announced that the almost four-year process of decommissioning and recycling the Sturgis, the world’s first floating nuclear plant, was completed March 18 at the International… Read More
Taylor Machine Works Inc. announced March 1 that NMC Material Handling has joined its Taylor and Sudden Service Inc. dealer network. “Taylor Machine Works knows the importance of… Read More
Capt. Nick Macaluso, 66, a longtime river worker for Coastal Towing, ACBL and others, died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack March 29. Read More
Maritime class society Lloyd’s Register (LR) announced March 29 that it has released a new airborne noise emission notation to meet what it says is “increasing demand for a… Read More
March runoff in the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was a record 11 million acre feet (maf.), surpassing the previous record of 7.3 maf. set… Read More
By Daryl Sohn Goldstein & Price LC, St. Louis, Mo. Introduction “Knock for Knock” agreements (KFKAs) between inland marine companies are becoming increasingly commonplace. Read More
Twin Disc Inc., the Racine, Wis.-based global leader in power transmission technology, recently broke ground on a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Lufkin, Texas. The new operations center… Read More
Nucor Corporation announced March 27 that it will build a new state of the art steel plate mill in Brandenburg, Ky., along the Ohio River southwest of Louisville. Read More
The Upper Mississippi River tug assist and grocery delivery firm, Riverview Boat Store & Tug Service, Belleview, Iowa, has split into two different companies. Since the company is starting… Read More
