After a winter with much less precipitation and lower snowpack than usual, the St. Paul Engineer District reports that the Mississippi River Headwaters reservoirs are “at or below summer… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
By David Thierer Sooner or later, a ship owner will come face-to-face with iron oxide (Fe²O³), commonly known as rust. This reddish-brown invader will eventually show up on… Read More
A barge that was among five that sank near McAlpine Locks and Dam March 8 after breaking away from a tow remains pinned against the gate bay at Ohio… Read More
Anyone who reads The Waterways Journal will often come across the phrase that ours is a “relationship-based business.” Suppliers and salespeople use it, as do river veterans being honored… Read More
SSA Marine announced March 6 that it has put into service the first of six pieces of zero-emissions cargo-handling equipment that the company will introduce at the Port of San… Read More
The American Waterways Operators (AWO) has produced a new video highlighting the strong safety record of the barge industry. “Our industry has long been defined by its visionary… Read More
Juanita Cooper, 84, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., passed away March 7. In the mid-1970s she had worked as a cook aboard the Ranger, of Dravo Contracting Company, and… Read More
Mary Hammond, 68, executive director of the Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau and a longtime advocate for the inland waterways in Paducah, died on March 3. She served the… Read More
Rella • Joe Rella has been named president of St. Johns Shipbuilding, Palatka, Fla. Rella, who received his undergraduate degree in marine engineering from the U.S. Merchant… Read More
A flurry of recent stories in the media has reported on China’s breakneck efforts to become “the world’s shipyard.” The Chinese government has built modern new yards and… Read More
