United States Steel Corporation announced December 8 that it has exercised its call option to acquire the remaining equity of Big River Steel for approximately $774 million from… 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.
Patricia J. “Pat” O’Neill, 92, died November 14 in Tampa, Fla. She spent most of her career in the inland river transportation industry, working for The Valley Line and… Read More
Steven Cary Glenn, 69, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died December 4 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He retired as a port captain with Luhr Bros. Read More
Capt. Mike Coyle Capt. Michael Coyle of St. Louis, a longtime captain for Luhr Bros. Inc., died November 12. Coyle had wanted to work on the river… Read More
Turn Services, a New Orleans-based barge fleeting and shifting company that also offers barge repair and cleaning services, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and business… Read More
SEACOR Holdings Inc. announced December 7 that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of American Industrial Partners—a New York-based private equity firm that focuses… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Trying to keep its track record intact, the House passed by voice vote the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, sending it on to the Senate for final… Read More
Private equity firm CapitalWorks of Cleveland, Ohio, announced November 25 it has completed a majority investment in Electromechanical Research Laboratories Inc. (ERL) of New Albany, Ind., and subsidiary Law… Read More
The Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association (GNOBFA) has donated several hundred thousand dollars to universities in the name of many deserving young individuals over the last 30… Read More
Speakers at a conference for bulk terminal operators said China is buying up every kind of commodity at a “mind-blowing” rate, with the country’s imports propping up trade… Read More
