James “Goat” Patterson, the owner of Osage Marine Services Inc., St. Louis, Mo. since its formation in 1999, has announced he is stepping down as president of the firm. He… Read More
News
Recent inland waterways industry news, covering the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Tennessee River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and more. Articles on economic, environmental and logistic advantages of barge shipping, plus other stories pertaining to locks and dams and other waterway infrastructure.
Kentucky Lock at Mile 22.4 on the Tennessee River closed June 11 after a barge sank in the chamber. Salvage operations were expected to begin at 9 a.m. June 14… Read More
The Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association (Crescent) and the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association (NOBRA), the two associations charged with piloting ships on the Lower Mississippi River between Head… Read More
Warren “Deane” Orr, 72, of Renovo Pa., former vice president of river operations for Consol Coal, died June 3. A regular at industry meetings, he was known for passionately advocating… Read More
Charles “Charlie” Newton, 83, former owner of Economy Boat Store, died May 23 at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. A CPA, he began his career as an accountant… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 that its lead sponsor described as the “largest and most ambitious” WRDA to date. H.R. 7776… Read More
Col. Stephen Murphy, commander of the New Orleans Engineer District, officially announced June 8 his decision to push the pending closure of Old River Lock to August 30, two weeks… Read More
The global effort to decarbonize the maritime sector must take an “all of the above” approach in looking at decarbonization solutions—and alternative fuels. That was the consensus of a panel… Read More
The Lower Mississippi River Committee (LOMRC) has changed leadership as of March 1. Jay McDaniel of Kirby Corporation has assumed leadership responsibilities as chairman. The committee voted to have Randy… Read More
One of the panel discussions provoking the most questions at the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis was a panel on electric and hybrid technologies. Joshua Sebastian, vice… Read More
