The river road through St. Gabriel, La., located on the left descending bank near Mile 200 on the Mississippi River, is a quiet stretch, with plots of farmland… Read More
Features
Stories on some of the unique and colorful people who populate the barge industry. Human-interest articles on companies and individuals who make a difference in people’s lives, all while keeping the boats and barges moving.
Whiskey aged in a floating rickhouse on the Mississippi River and with a towboat prominently featured on its label has hit the shelves, with a bourbon to follow later… Read More
November 30 brought the official end to a record-setting Atlantic hurricane season. In all, the 2020 hurricane season ended with a record 30 named storms, topping the… Read More
When you work on a boat, there are times holidays are unavoidable, and you are away from your family for weeks at a time. The people you work with… Read More
Here are some of our favorite photos from the pages of The Waterways Journal in 2020: … Read More
In the top story of 2020, an invisible virus has, to date, caused more than a million and a half deaths worldwide, sickened tens of millions more, overwhelmed the… Read More
Capt. Doug Edmonds is a Semmes, Ala., native and a 15-year veteran mariner. Edmonds started as a deckhand with Kirby back in 2005, and he now serves as a… Read More
‘Tis the season for buying Christmas gifts and planning holiday get-togethers with close family members and friends. But as is always the case, many mariners will spend the holiday… Read More
A turducken is a boneless turkey stuffed with a boneless duck and then stuffed again with a boneless chicken. This bird of three has stuffing placed between the layers. Read More
A man canoeing the nation’s rivers from the Pacific to the Atlantic wants to share a story about how interconnected both they and the Americans living and working on… Read More
