Wepfer Marine Inc., Memphis, Tenn.-based river services firm, has purchased two towboats from Kirby Inland Marine LP, Houston, Texas. Wepfer bought the mv. Antigone and renamed it Ron Mook. Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Imperial River Transport LLC, Imperial, Pa., recently purchased the mv. Boonesboro, an 80-foot, 1,400 hp. towboat, from AEP River Transportation, West Columbia, W.Va. The boat was built in… Read More
Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport LLC (Q-LNG) announced August 29 that it is pursuing its commitment to support the cruise line industry and its liquefied natural gas marine fueling… Read More
Higher-than-average releases from all Missouri River mainstem system dams will continue through the fall, and the navigation season on the river will be extended by 10 days in December,… Read More
The Olmsted Lock and Dam Replacement Project, formally inaugurated on August 30, almost didn’t happen as recently as 2013. Now it is already being put to work impounding a… Read More
The American Metal Market (AMM) has named Ports of Indiana the Logistics/Transportation Provider of the Year for 2018. The ninth annual Awards for Steel Excellence were recently announced at AMM’s… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District is beginning a study to evaluate potential changes to water supply in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACT) rivers basin. The district recently held scoping meetings on the study,… Read More
Alter Trading Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., announced August 13 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all the assets of Tenenbaum Recycling Group (TRG), based… Read More
TowWorks, a U.S.-based leader in marine management software, has upped the ante with its industry first Voyage Planning module. “Voyage Planner, like all of our modules, is capable of… Read More
VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., a company of Vision Technologies Systems Inc., announced August 13 the successful launch of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) ferry, the Powhatan. Read More
