The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Highway Administration (MarAd) awarded $4.85 million in Marine Highway Program grants December 3 to five projects. Marine Highway grants aim to… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Chicago Propeller Club recently announced it has been named the International Propeller Club of the Year. To celebrate, guests from across the Great Lakes and Midwest maritime… Read More
Mobile, Ala.-based Blakeley BoatWorks has delivered the mv. Claire Ellen, the shipyard’s 107th hull, to Cooper Marine’s Louisiana operations. Designed by Farrell and Norton and built by Blakeley BoatWorks, the Claire Ellen measures… Read More
Three ports along the inland river system were awarded a Port Infrastructure Development Grant November 15 in the latest round of funding. In total, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced… Read More
Thanksgiving Day is a uniquely American tradition that many other countries admire. This Thanksgiving season, we in the inland maritime community—and the communities scattered along our waterways—have a lot to… Read More
An international supplier of specialized minerals plans to develop its first U.S. facility at Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville, the port announced November 12. Lumina Sustainable Materials will invest $14.3 million initially… Read More
James Garrett will serve as the next director of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority. The riverport announced Garrett’s hiring November 14. He begins work December 2. Garrett succeeds Tim Cahill,… Read More
The mv. Scott Golding, part of Golding Barge Line’s fleet. Vicksburg, Miss.-based Golding Barge Line (GBL) has powered its recently delivered mv. Scott Golding with a pair of Mitsubishi Tier… Read More
“Life’s like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.” The 30-plus-year staying power of that line from Forrest Gump is pretty amazing, and as we… Read More
Karl Senner, LLC and Steerprop have entered into an agreement that appoints Karl Senner, LLC as the Steerprop reseller throughout the United States for the inland waterways and an authorized… Read More
