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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.

Father, Son Bring Legacy Of Service To Work At Ensley Yard Ensley Engineer Yard Shops Unit Chief Marvin Roddy, right, and his son, Pumping Plant Project Manager Marsalis Roddy, spend time together outside of work and at work at Marvin’s soybean farm. They also both work for the Memphis Engineer District at the Ensley Engineer Yard. (Photo courtesy of the Roddy family and the Ensley Engineer Yard)

Father, Son Bring Legacy Of Service To Work At Ensley Yard

January 18, 2021

A father-son team are showing their values – supporting their family, faith and country – while both working at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Ensley Engineer Yard in… Read More

Cook's Corner: Here Is A list Of Soups For A Cold Winter Day Taco soup.

Cook’s Corner: Here Is A list Of Soups For A Cold Winter Day

January 18, 2021

“M’mm Good! M’mm Good!” That’s what Campbell’s soup is: “M’mm M’mm Good!” Anyone remember that commercial? For many of the soups Campbell’s does make, however, “made from… Read More

Paducah River Museum Gets Traveling Smithsonian Exhibit “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” chronicles the evolving rural landscape of the country. The exhibit is a traveling exhibit curated by the Smithsonian Institution and is currently visiting the River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky. (Photo courtesy of River Discovery Center)

Paducah River Museum Gets Traveling Smithsonian Exhibit

January 18, 2021

A traveling exhibit from the prestigious Smithsonian Institution is spending the next few weeks at the River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky. Titled “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,”… Read More

Mat Sinking Unit Armors Mississippi River Banks Crew members aboard the Corps of Engineers’ Mat Sinking Unit prepare to begin laying a protective blanket of concrete squares on the Mississippi River bottom near St. Gabriel, La. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Mat Sinking Unit Armors Mississippi River Banks

January 15, 2021

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

O.H. Ingram Whiskey Is Aged In Barge Rickhouse O.H. Ingram River Aged Whiskey is aged in charred oak barrels within a floating rickhouse housed in a barge just below the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. (Photo courtesy of O.H. Ingram River Aged Whiskey)

O.H. Ingram Whiskey Is Aged In Barge Rickhouse

January 8, 2021

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

Historic 2020 Hurricane Season Brings Repeated Impacts To Gulf Coast Devall Towing office, damaged by Hurricane Laura. (Photo courtesy of Devall Towing)

Historic 2020 Hurricane Season Brings Repeated Impacts To Gulf Coast

December 22, 2020

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

Cook's Corner: Our Family At ACBL Wishes Your Family A Very Merry Christmas!

Cook’s Corner: Our Family At ACBL Wishes Your Family A Very Merry Christmas!

December 22, 2020

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

Photo Highlights From 2020 All four miter gates were replaced at Starved Rock Lock on the Illinois Waterway. Starved Lock was only one of several locks that received major rehab jobs simultaneously in 2020; the long-planned river closure for the repairs lasted from July 1 until October 29. (Photo courtesy of Alberici Constructors)

Photo Highlights From 2020

December 18, 2020

Here are some of our favorite photos from the pages of The Waterways Journal in 2020:  … Read More

The Annual Review Of Waterway Events: 2020

The Annual Review Of Waterway Events: 2020

December 18, 2020

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

Doug The Tug: Towboat Captain Pens Children’s Picture Book

December 15, 2020

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

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