During its recent 2018 Fall Convention in Houston, Texas, the members of The American Waterways Operators (AWO) heard from AWO Chairman Tom Marian, general counsel at Buffalo Marine Service… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority announced November 7 that it has reached a 10-year lease agreement with an additional 10-year extension option with Southern FS to construct a state-of-the-art… Read More
The Port of Vinton, located near the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in the southwest Louisiana city of Sulphur, announced October 23 the completion of a project to dredge the… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority announced October 29 that it has entered into an agreement with private equity firm The Carlyle Group to develop a major crude oil… Read More
A tornado passes near the Natchitoches Parish Port around 5 p.m. November 5 near the east bank of the Red River in North Louisiana. Though there was no damage and… Read More
Daniel S. Erb Daniel S. Erb, 63, died October 5 at his home in Bonne Terre, Mo. He started working at JB Marine Service on January 2, 1997,… Read More
Capt. Harold Wayne Smith, 88, of Poplarville, Miss., died August 6 at his home, surrounded by family. He grew up in the piney woods of Alabama, and began his… Read More
Newly spun off from Trinity Industries, barge builder Arcosa Marine (formerly Trinity Marine Products) announced November 5 that it will invest more than $10 million to expand its… Read More
FMT Shipyard & Repair, the vessel construction and repair affiliate of Mandeville, La.-based Florida Marine Transporters, recently delivered the second in a series of five towboats it is… Read More
In last week’s midterm elections, the Democrats were expected to win the House of Representatives and they did, but not by the margins they would have preferred. The Republicans… Read More
