The Arkansas-Oklahoma Port Operators Association (AOPOA) honored five inductees to the Arkansas River Hall of Fame on September 5 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Event Center at Catoosa, Okla. Read More
Company News
Heartland Barge Management has hired Jeff York as its sales and leasing manager. York, who resides in Virginia Beach, Va., has been working in the tug and barge equipment industry… Read More
Nucor Corporation announced September 7 that its board of directors has approved an investment of $650 million to expand the production capability of Nucor Steel Gallatin, the company’s barge-served flat-rolled… Read More
Imperial River Transport LLC, Imperial, Pa., recently purchased the mv. Boonesboro, an 80-foot, 1,400 hp. towboat, from AEP River Transportation, West Columbia, W.Va. The boat was built in 1970 by… Read More
Callan Marine, Ltd. acquired the assets of Bean Coastal, LLC, a subsidiary of CF Bean, LLC, at the end of 2017. The reason for the purchase was to acquire the… Read More
In July 2018, JT Cleary officially became part of the Tully Group, a construction company located in New York City. The Tully Group is one of the largest privately held… Read More
United States Steel Corporation announced August 16 that it was investing $750 million to revitalize and modernize a 110-year-old, barge-served steel plant in Gary, Ind. Located on the south shore… Read More
Alter Trading Corporation, St. Louis, Mo., announced August 13 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all the assets of Tenenbaum Recycling Group (TRG), based in… Read More
High Plains Journal (HPJ), a weekly trade publication for farmers and ranchers with roots extending as far back as 1883, has been purchased by the owners of The Waterways Journal. Read More
Kirby Corporation reported net earnings for the second quarter of $28.6 million, or 48 cents per share, compared with $25.8 million—also 48 cents per share—for the 2017 second quarter. Consolidated… Read More
