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‘Among Giants’: Mariners Highlighted At River Bell Luncheon Delbert Wilkins of Illinois Marine Towing with the Rev. David Rider and Merritt Lane of Canal Barge Company. (Photo courtesy of Seamen's Church Institute)

Delbert Wilkins of Illinois Marine Towing with the Rev. David Rider and Merritt Lane of Canal Barge Company. (Photo courtesy of Seamen's Church Institute)

‘Among Giants’: Mariners Highlighted At River Bell Luncheon

December 13, 2019

Seamen’s Church Institute’s 20th Annual River Bell Awards Luncheon celebrated the year of the mariner, with remarks from two captains highlighting the speeches. Nearly 500 people attended the luncheon and… Read More

WJ's Top Pictures Of The Year

February flooding sent a mountain of sediment down the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, with about 400,000 cubic yards of sediment—almost a year’s worth for the entire system—settling below Aberdeen Lock and Dam. At that location, a sandbar extended several feet out of the water. This picture shows the dredge E. Stroud still at work after several months of work to clear a pilot channel. (Photo courtesy of the Mobile Engineer District)

WJ’s Top Pictures Of The Year

December 13, 2019

See the slideshow below for some of our favorite pictures from the pages of The Waterways Journal in 2019. (Also, check out our Annual Review of Waterway Events.) …… Read More

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2019: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events

December 13, 2019

The two top stories of 2019 were both carry-overs from 2018. A cascading series of devastating spring floods affected every river system. Dozens of flood records were set or broken,… Read More

PTF Boat To Train Chaplains, Scouts … If It Can Catch A Ride In its most recent role, PTF-26 has served as a training ship for sea scouts in northern California.

In its most recent role, PTF-26 has served as a training ship for sea scouts in northern California.

PTF Boat To Train Chaplains, Scouts … If It Can Catch A Ride

December 13, 2019

The last of the Vietnam War-era fast patrol boats is seeking a new home in Paducah, Kentucky, for use training chaplains and sea scouts. Seamen’s Church Institute senior river chaplain… Read More

Non-Profit Seeks Help Preserving Historic Dredge Tender The Elizabeth Lea underway in May 2019. (Photo by Paul Richardson)

Non-Profit Seeks Help Preserving Historic Dredge Tender

November 28, 2019

It all began with an ad for a free boat in The Waterways Journal. “So my son calls me, and this is over 15 years ago, and he calls and… Read More

Heritage Talks Explore River’s Past, Present Eddie Price shows a broadhorn flatboat as part of his presentation on Kentucky’s Ohio River heritage. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Eddie Price shows a broadhorn flatboat as part of his presentation on Kentucky’s Ohio River heritage. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Heritage Talks Explore River’s Past, Present

November 19, 2019

Dressed up in period clothing with a model New Orleans flatboat by his side, Eddie Price gets kids’ attention. “I act like I’m a riverman, and I even show them… Read More

Small Grocery Stays Afloat With Towboat Customers The Village Market & Cafe in Grand Rivers, Ky.

Small Grocery Stays Afloat With Towboat Customers

November 18, 2019

In 1938, J.L DeWeese Sr. opened J.L. DeWeese & Son Grocery in the quaint little village of Grand Rivers situated between the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers in Kentucky. This was… Read More

Law Valve Of Texas Unveils New Pump Test Facility ERL/Law Valve of Texas’ new pump test system. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Law Valve Of Texas Unveils New Pump Test Facility

November 1, 2019

ERL/Law Valve of Texas hosted its annual open house October 24 at the company’s headquarters in Channelview, Texas. The popular event each year welcomes customers, vendors and industry representatives to… Read More

Coast Guard Team Discovers ‘Blast From The Past’ 12-pound Bormann artillery shell dates back to Civil War.

Coast Guard Team Discovers ‘Blast From The Past’

November 1, 2019

On October 23, Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Shaffer and the Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team New Orleans were working on the west bank of the Lower Mississippi River near… Read More

Carrier Brings Wealth Of Experience To Surveying Business From left, Tim, Brenda, Bill and Rob Carrier. (Photo courtesy of Bill Carrier)

Carrier Brings Wealth Of Experience To Surveying Business

October 21, 2019

In one of the most celebrated film noir movies of all time, “Double Indemnity,” Edward G. Robinson won an Oscar playing insurance claims manager Barton Keyes. In one famous monologue,… Read More