A Vietnam-era PT boat owned by a Paducah, Ky.-based foundation is on its way to the inland waterways with a mission of training and inspiring youth who live near 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.
Royal Barge Fleeting, a sister company to Cummings Marine, is opening January 15 in Memphis, Tenn. Located on McKellar Lake at Lower Mississippi Mile 725, Presidents Island, the business will… Read More
NOLA Terminal, originally marketed as NOLA Oil Terminal, a planned export terminal located at Mile 59 on the Lower Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, has announced new members of its… Read More
The 23rd River Bell Awards Luncheon, benefiting the Seamen’s Church Institute, attracted a record crowd of nearly 600 people, raising more than $500,000, also a new record. The event, held… Read More
Errin Howard, who formerly served as executive director of RiverWorks Discovery, has announced a new consulting role with Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT), where she is serving as the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The House gave final congressional approval to a major defense authorization bill that includes a $1.35 billion package to boost modernization opportunities for ports, maritime infrastructure and shipbuilding and… Read More
Site Selection magazine has ranked Louisville, Ky., its top metropolitan area in its Ohio River Corridor rankings, which were released earlier this month. Louisville tied with Cincinnati, Ohio, in the… Read More
Victor P. (Peter) Serodino III, 66, of Chattanooga, Tenn., died December 6 after a long illness. He worked his way up in the Serodino family marine businesses to become CEO of Southern Marine Construction Company,… Read More
The year was 2003: George W. Bush was in the White House; the Iraq War was just beginning; Linkin Park sold more than six million records; “Finding Nemo” was one… Read More
Belgium-based E-Crane Worldwide, a builder of electric, counterbalanced cranes since 1990, launched its subsidiary dealer for North and South America, E-Crane International USA, in 1999. Since then, the company has… Read More
