Each day, tens of thousands of tons of waterborne freight move quietly along the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS). Commodities like wheat and soybeans; raw, processed and scrap… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
By John Woolard Due to gross excess capacity, U.S. inland barge operators are experiencing an industry-wide “perfect storm” resulting in diminishing volume per barge, a 40 percent decline… Read More
The boomer generation well remembers the famous career advice given to a young Benjamin Braddock, played by Dustin Hoffman in his breakout role in The Graduate, by an industrialist… Read More
The mv. Pere Marquette was the last vessel to depart St. Paul, Minn., in 2017, leaving November 28 and pushing five barges filled with grains and soybeans, the St. Read More
The Corps of Engineers reduced releases from Gavins Point Dam to the winter release rate of 21,500 cubic feet per second (cfs.) on December 4, ending the navigation season… Read More
Following minor delays both at the lock and a nearby drawbridge, the Harvey Canal Lock is set to reopen to navigation December 17. The lock closed on September… Read More
Auxo Investment Partners, a private equity firm based in Grand Rapids, Mich., announced December 6 that it has acquired M/G Transport Services, a leading dry cargo barge transportation and… Read More
Cenac Marine Services LLC, Houma, La., recently purchased two vessels from T.W. LaQuay Marine LLC, Port Lavaca, Texas. The boats are the mvs. Jason W. LaQuay and Timothy… Read More
Two Houston Ship Channel pilots received the 2017 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. The award was presented during the 30th session of the IMO… Read More
Capt. James Lee “Jim” Robinson, 75, of Savannah, Tenn., died October 29. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a towboat captain for Tennessee Valley Towing. Read More
