For now, work is proceeding slowly but steadily on the new replacement lock for the 78-year-old Chickamauga Lock and Dam, even though its funding future remains uncertain. Funding issues have… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Tanners Creek Development LLC is asking the Louisville Engineer District to allow the temporary mooring of a deck barge and clamshell loader in connection with ongoing demolition work at the… Read More
Terral RiverService Inc. announced March 21 the purchase of Kinder Morgan’s river assets in Blytheville, Ark., and Decatur, Ala. The purchase, which closed on December 31, 2017, includes three fleets:… Read More
Wärtsilä Corporation announced March 19 it will acquire Transas, a United Kingdon-based provider of marine navigation technology. The acquisition “will speed Wärtsilä along its path toward its Smart Marine Ecosystem… Read More
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor welcomed Big Hope 1, the “pink barge” owned by Ceres Barge Line, for the first time February 19. The barge’s cargo—a large coker… Read More
The Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee (MRRIC) will hold its 40th meeting March 27–29 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Omaha Downtown, 1616 Dodge St., Omaha, Neb. 68102,… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Port Houston’s port authority as one of the winners of its 2018 Rear Adm. Richard E. Bennis Award for Excellence in Maritime Security on… Read More
The city of Hannibal, Mo., has applied to the Rock Island Engineer District for permission to renovate the city’s Mississippi riverfront, including Nipper Park, the Hannibal Marina, several parking… Read More
Hubert Carlton Decker Hubert Carlton Decker, 93, of Hardinsburg, Ky., died January 16 at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital. He was retired from Teco Energy, formerly Mid-South Towing Company, where… Read More
Judge Goebel Long Jr., 87, of Paducah, Ky., died February 28 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. Long was a riverboat captain for 58 years for multiple companies and… Read More
