Mack B. Hester Mack B. Hester, who worked as a towboat captain for 64 years for American Commercial Lines, died September 15 in Mobile, Ala., at the age of 81. Read More
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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.
At press time, the federal government still faced the possibility of a shutdown September 30. The March continuing resolution funding the government will expire on that date if Republicans and… Read More
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company has promoted Zebulon “Zeb” Duco-Moore to vice president of operations and senior port captain. In that role, Duco-Moore will oversee all river operations, including vessel… Read More
Tommy Lee Simmons, 85, of Smithland, Ky., died September 7 at Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Simmons, a towboat pilot, worked 54 years in the maritime industry. He… Read More
Robert J. “Bob” Leshe Jr., longtime logistics coordinator in the barge industry, died August 12 at the age of 67. Leshe worked at Huffman Towing Company in St. Louis and… Read More
Assistant Army Secretary for Civil Works Adam Telle told a key Senate committee he could not give a date on providing a plan to implement provisions in Water Resources… Read More
When speaking about navigating disruptions at the Smart Rivers conference September 8-12 in Memphis, Tenn., Dan Pallme was nearly within sight of his leading example. Pallme, intermodal director… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard announced September 12 it has awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Stealth Solutions Inc. to modernize the service’s Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) information technology system… Read More
Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, located in Lockport, La., launched the barge for Vicksburg Engineer District’s forthcoming Armor One September 4. Armor One is the eventual successor for the Corps’ Mat Sinking… Read More
Widespread drought is causing low-water conditions on many of the nation’s navigable rivers, with draft and tow-size restrictions in effect and no end in sight. Donnie Williams, chairman… Read More
