The U.S. merchant marine has always enjoyed bipartisan support. It’s also the case, however, that its opponents have come from across the ideological spectrum. Prominent among them are the… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
American Ethane, a Houston-based ethane producer and exporter, announced plans January 14 to build ethane export terminals on the site of Martin Midstream Partners’ Beaumont, Texas, terminal on… Read More
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) announced January 14 that it had closed on the purchase of sister ships Victory I and Victory II from Sunstone Ships Inc., in addition to the Victory brand. Read More
Capt. Gene Neal died November 24 at Merit Health River Region Medical Center, Vicksburg, Miss. He was 86. A native of Washington County, he had been a resident… Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration announced January 9 that they have revised the schedule to complete an environmental impact statement (EIS)… Read More
The sternwheel towboats Lady Lois and Laura J, owned by Amherst Madison, are both in their ninth decade of river duty. Pictured here on the Kanawha River in front… Read More
ABS held a ribbon-cutting ceremony January 8 to formally open its new global headquarters in Spring, Texas. “This is a significant milestone in our 157-year history and reaffirms… Read More
By Jay Benedict Watco Companies Years of declining demand for coal in the Birmingham, Ala., market led to declining shipments for Port Birmingham. In response,… Read More
The Port of Brownsville (Texas) presented West Plains LLC with its 2018 Chairman’s Award in recognition of the company’s investments and rehabilitation efforts of the port’s iconic grain elevator. Read More
Robert L. Scragg, 91, died January 1 at the Suwannee Health and Rehab Center in Live Oak, Fla. A World War II Navy veteran, Scragg worked in… Read More
