The Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center has found a site for a new home. Now the task is to design and build that new home. The optimistic timeline… 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.
Murray Energy, the nation’s largest independent coal producer, filed for Chapter 11 protection October 29 after missing several rounds of payments to creditors. The company has entered into a restructuring… Read More
Capt. Jerry Douglas “Doug” Gantt passed away from complications of diabetes November 1. He worked as a master towliner and towboat captain for seven renewals around the Texas and Louisiana… Read More
Higher-than-average releases from all Missouri River Mainstem system projects, including Gavins Point Dam, will continue through November, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced November 6. “Gavins Point releases will… Read More
Construction on Ballard County, Ky.’s new International Fisheries Industrial Park is underway, with four Chinese companies that process Asian carp having already closed on lots. Two more companies have signed… Read More
Speaking to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee during an October 23 hearing, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, chief of engineers of the U.S. Army and commanding general of the… Read More
Washington, D.C.—After months of delay, the U.S. Senate easily advanced its first minibus appropriations measure for fiscal year 2020 that includes funding for the Maritime Administration (MarAd) and other transportation… Read More
Paducah, Ky., has received a $10.4 million transportation grant to redevelop its riverfront and expand its port. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), announced receipt of the Better Utilizing… Read More
The probable cause of the engineroom fire that resulted in the complete burning of the towing vessel mv. Jacob Kyle Rusthoven on September 12, 2018, was an engine lube oil… Read More
The International Propeller Club’s 93rd annual Convention and Conference had nearly 150 delegates “sailing into the future” October 15–17. The convention, held in New Orleans, La., used the phrase as… Read More
