The Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville announced the formation of Indiana Cargo Crossroads, a partnership with new general cargo terminal operator Superior River Terminals Indiana (SRTI), on February 7. SRTI… Read More
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With the delivery of the mv. Steel Skipper to Plimsoll Marine, Master Marine Inc. has completed a four-boat construction contract. Like the other three boats—the Iron Lady,… Read More
Now that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has begun, world markets are concerned about its impact on wheat and energy. At this writing, Ukraine has closed its ports. Read More
The Little Rock Engineer District reports that Norrell Lock (Lock 1) and Joe Hardin Lock (Lock 3) on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) are scheduled for closures… Read More
Kenny Devall has been named president and CEO of The Southern Devall Group (TSDG), the combined businesses of Southern Towing and Devall Towing. In addition, the company announced… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) reported a strong fourth quarter of 2021, but its full-year financial results fell short of the previous year’s. In the February… Read More
Stanley Machovec, 88, of St. Paul, Minn., former operator of Machovec’s Food Market in St. Paul, died January 27. The market, which was founded by his grandfather in… Read More
The American agricultural industry posted its highest annual export levels ever recorded in 2021, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced February 8. The final 2021 trade data published by… Read More
Each February in The Waterways Journal, we take the opportunity to feature a few of the captains who helm towboats and tugs on the rivers. From harbor boats to line-haul vessels,… Read More
The Corps of Engineers-Pittsburgh District will begin the first of two major lock closures this week that are expected to cause major delays on the Upper Ohio River for… Read More
