American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) executed a redevelopment agreement with the city of Jeffersonville, Ind., September 13 to fund the development of a master plan for the former Jeffboat… Read More
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Nashville-based Ingram Barge Company, which operates a fleet of more than 140 towboats and 4,000 barges, has announced a $1 million gift to the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) to… Read More
Thanks to marathon talks lasting 20 hours through the night of September 14, representatives of the National Carriers’ Conference Committee, representing the nation’s leading railroads, and a collection of… Read More
The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following statement after rail companies and union negotiators reached a tentative agreement: “Moments ago, following 20 consecutive hours of negotiations at the Department… Read More
The Louisville Engineer District is employing emergency authority to remove remaining portions of the Green River Lock and Dam 6, near Brownsville, Ky. Lock and dam… Read More
NEWS UPDATE: Rail companies, union negotiators reach tentative agreement The Biden Administration is scrambling to make contingency plans to ensure delivery of goods to consumers if a union strike… Read More
Ronald J. Blakely, 77, of Rushville, Mo., a longtime Missouri River booster, died at home on August 9. He served on the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Association… Read More
Charles E. Robers, 97, former owner of Robers Dredging Inc., died July 15. After serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II, he attended the University of… Read More
Earlier optimism about improving runoff in the Missouri River basin proved short-lived, as August brought a return to drought conditions. The Corps of Engineers announced September 7 that… Read More
Diedre “Dee Dee” Whittaker, 57, advertising account executive for The Waterways Journal, died September 7 following complications from heart surgery. Whittaker A member of the WJ staff since February 2020, Whittaker managed advertising accounts primarily… Read More
