Built in 1896 at Madison, Ind., the wooden hull of the towboat Gleaner measured 185 feet in length by 35 feet in width. Five boilers supplied steam to engines (24-inch… Read More
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Elven Dykes Jr., died in Mandeville, La., September 19, following a battle with multiple system atrophy. His river career spanned 41 years, where he worked in numerous positions at Canal… Read More
The sidewheeler Charles Morgan was reputedly one of the most popular packets ever to ply the Cincinnati–New Orleans trade. Built in 1874 by the Cincinnati Marine Railway & Dock Company,… Read More
Representatives from Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals (IRPT) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Institute for Water Resources signed a memorandum of common purpose September 12 in New Orleans,… Read More
The past few years have been busy ones for Jo Ann Salyers as towing operators readied for the final implementation of Subchapter M. As the sole proprietor of consulting firm… Read More
Inland Marine Service (IMS), the largest inland marine vessel management company in the United States, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2018 as a third-generation, family-owned and -operated business with… Read More
The Arkansas-Oklahoma Port Operators Association (AOPOA) honored five inductees to the Arkansas River Hall of Fame on September 5 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Event Center at Catoosa, Okla. Read More
Heartland Barge Management has hired Jeff York as its sales and leasing manager. York, who resides in Virginia Beach, Va., has been working in the tug and barge equipment industry… Read More
The New Orleans Propeller Club will honor Rep. Steve Scalise, the U.S. House Majority Whip from Jefferson Parish, La., as its 2018 Maritime Person of the Year. The Propeller Club… Read More
The Arkansas-Oklahoma Port Operators Association (AOPOA) is made up of more than just the two states in its name. Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and Texas also have a stake in the… Read More
