The St. Paul Engineer District has awarded the second part of the McGregor Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company, doing business… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
The Buffalo Engineer District held a christening ceremony for the Derrickboat Kolber at the USACE Ohio Areas Office on October 24. Following the ceremony, public tours of the vessel… Read More
Stevens Towing Company christened what is believed to be one of the largest Marine Travelifts in the Southeast during an October 20 ceremony. The lift, 70 feet high… Read More
Robert Miller, a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering and assistant director of the Watershed Flood Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, has been… Read More
A short while ago, we predicted that the Biden administration’s tolerance of Jones Act waivers for Puerto Rico—even though the reasons given were spurious—was a signal that would open… Read More
The Paducah Propeller Club will host its annual River Industry Christmas Event from 5 to 8 p.m. December 8 at the Paducah-McCracken County Convention & Expo Center. Wristbands… Read More
Bisso Towboat Inc. announced November 4 that it has signed an agreement with Main Iron Works LLC, Houma, La., to begin construction of a 5,000 bhp. ASD tractor tug. Read More
This is to commend your editorial recognizing and saluting the maritime industry’s interconnectedness with numerous military veterans (Veterans Power The Inland Waterways, WJ November 14). The Port… Read More
Even if a threatened rail strike is averted at the 11th hour on December 4—the expiration of the “cooling-off” period for one of the rail unions—we are already being… Read More
Kristopher Franklin • Kristopher Franklin has joined Heartland Barge Management LLC as equipment sales and leasing manager. He has 25 years of experience in the marine industry with… Read More
