Port Milwaukee reported February 8 that 2017 surpassed the previous year both in vessel visits and in bulk cargo quantity. A total of 2.57 million metric tons of… Read More
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Since 2014, the Port of New Orleans has surpassed the 1 million cruise passenger mark each year. In 2017, even more cruise-goers chose to be in that number,… Read More
On January 19, a temporary exemption from vessel discharge rules for vessels under 79 feet long expired, but the Environmental Protection Agency issued a temporary “patch” while efforts continue… Read More
A New Phase For SCI’s River Chaplaincy The year 2018 welcomes a new phase for the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Ministry on the Rivers and Gulf, as Chaplain… Read More
Capt. Walter B. Hicks, 81, died December 10, 2017, at his home in Laurel, Miss. He went to work in 1958 on the Captain Mack. He later went to… Read More
Jeffboat delivered a new towboat to American Commercial Barge Line January 26. Named the mv. Shawnee Forest, the 2,000 hp. azimuth-drive boat measures 70 by 32 by 12 feet,… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District announced January 29 the release of a long-awaited computer model of Upper Mississippi River flows. The model covers 320 river miles, from Mississippi River… Read More
Master Marine, Bayou la Batre, Ala., has delivered the mv. Tom Torretti to Waterfront Services Company, Cairo, Ill. The 67- by 28-foot fleet boat is powered by a… Read More
In quick succession, the Trump administration last week released two documents: its long-promised statement on infrastructure and its proposed budget. The infrastructure “Funding Principles” restated Trump’s goal of… Read More
C.R. Neal was judged the winner of The Waterways Journal’s Winter 2018 photo contest, with this drone photograph taken over Parkersburg, W.Va. The winning photo, taken January 6 of this year,… Read More
