Three teams of companies have submitted bids to build a highway connection to the planned Interstate 69 bridge over the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana. The… 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.
Thomas Maloney Thomas F. Maloney, 81, of St. Louis, Mo., barge line executive, died November 14. He retired as president of Peavey Barge Lines at the age of… Read More
Ken Novak, 95, originally from St. Louis, died November 18 of natural causes secondary to Parkinson’s Disease. He was a longtime employee of Mississippi Valley Barge Line. Read More
Terminal and logistics company Enstructure announced November 18 that it has acquired Port Contractors and its affiliates, allowing Enstructure’s expansion to the Mid-Atlantic market. The move positions Enstructure… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard wants you to know that it is not in danger of running out of buoys on the inland waterways. That concern emerged when word… Read More
A Kentucky county official is helping to promote the benefits of a new method of removing invasive Asian carp via a video posted online and a new subsidy in… Read More
Designers of folding shipping containers hope there will be more demand for their products because of the backups created by the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues, according to a… Read More
Chris Estep • Chris Estep assumed the role of chief operating officer of Blessey Marine Services Inc. effective November 8. Estep began his career at Blessey Marine in… Read More
Schottel, a German manufacturer of steerable propulsion systems for ships and offshore applications, is celebrating its 100th birthday. The company was to mark the milestone of a… Read More
The International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) awarded its first Industry Leadership Award to Aimee Andres, executive director of the Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Association (IRPT),… Read More
