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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.

From Icebreaker To Traffic Manager: VTS Director Keeps Commerce Flowing

April 26, 2024

By Ken Kolb  When the container ship Dali crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, the entire country was reminded of the importance of maintaining safe… Read More

AWO Celebrates 80 Years Of Advocacy For American Maritime Industry Days, in which elected officials and their staffs are invited onto towboats to see first-hand how they operate, are a vital part of AWO’s storytelling and education mission.

AWO Celebrates 80 Years Of Advocacy For American Maritime

April 19, 2024

Jennifer Carpenter, president and CEO of The American Waterways Operators since 2020 and a 34-year veteran of the organization, reflected on AWO’s 80 years of service to its members… Read More

Lawson Marine Eyes Expansion In Upper Miss Pool 13 Lawson Marine’s main office and marina with the mv. William Lawson assisting a tow through the Sabula railroad bridge

Lawson Marine Eyes Expansion In Upper Miss Pool 13

April 16, 2024

On a small island on the western bank of the Upper Mississippi River, at Mile 535.5, about halfway between Davenport and Dubuque, sits the little town of Sabula, population… Read More

Harbor Towing & Fleeting Continues Longtime Legacy Of Star Fleet A 1980s photo of Todd Clower, now CEO of Harbor Towing & Fleeting, standing in front of his namesake vessel, the Todd G, docked at Star Fleet at Mile 91 on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

Harbor Towing & Fleeting Continues Longtime Legacy Of Star Fleet

April 12, 2024

On the right descending bank of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, about midway between Algiers Lock on the west bank and the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock… Read More

Paducah Museum Debuts Renovated Delta Queen Model Richard Benson of Micro-IT works on the DQ model. (Photo courtesy of the Inland Waterways Museum)

Paducah Museum Debuts Renovated Delta Queen Model

March 1, 2024

A $10,000, grant-funded refurbishment of the Inland Waterways Museum’s 9-foot model of the Delta Queen means visitors can once again see the paddlewheel turn and hear the sound of… Read More

Memphis District Operations Chief Honored With Achievement Award

February 27, 2024

With a 26-year Corps of Engineers career that has included serving as the Memphis Engineer District’s first female Operations Division chief, along with deployments to Afghanistan and Kuwait, Andrea… Read More

Emerging Technologies and Inland Waterway Ports

Emerging Technologies and Inland Waterway Ports

February 23, 2024

Survey Questionnaire Purpose: You are being asked to participate in a survey research study about the prospects for adoption of emerging technologies at inland waterway ports in the United States. Read More

2024 Wheelhouse Special Issue: Captain Profiles Capt. Robert Kisro

2024 Wheelhouse Special Issue: Captain Profiles

February 16, 2024

Each February in the “Wheelhouse” special issue of The Waterways Journal, we feature profiles of some of the captains who helm commercial vessels on the waterways. We hope you’ll enjoy these… Read More

Capt. Mike Marshall, American Cruise Lines  Capt. Mike Marshall

Capt. Mike Marshall, American Cruise Lines 

February 16, 2024

Mike Marshall grew up in New Orleans, the son of a U.S. Marshal. His next-door neighbor was the president of Electro-Coal Transfer Corporation, and over the years, the… Read More

Capt. Robert Tillson, Hines Furlong Line Capt. Robert Tillson

Capt. Robert Tillson, Hines Furlong Line

February 16, 2024

When Capt. Robert Tillson isn’t aboard Hines Furlong Line’s 4,000 hp. mv. Donna Furlong, he prefers faster transportation. Tillson, 60, of Gilbertsville, Ky., loves riding his dirt… Read More

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