Spencer Murphy clearly believes the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB), the advisory board he has led as chairman for several years, has done its part to help the U.S. Army… Read More
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A newly released study commissioned by the National Waterways Foundation (NWF) helps to identify the benefits of the inland waterways and its many users. The study, “Benefits and Beneficiaries of… Read More
By the Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, president and executive director of SCI For over 25 years, the Seamen’s Church Institute’s (SCI) Ministry on the River chaplains have served mariners working our… Read More
When President-elect Donald Trump announced former U.S. Rep. Sean P. Duffy (R-Wis.) as his pick for secretary of transportation, Sean M. Duffy, executive director of the Big River Coalition, received… Read More
Ken Eriksen Of the discussions I had at industry events the past two weeks, besides President-elect Trump being reelected, nothing got more attention than inland barge fleets that ply the… Read More
Karl Senner, LLC and Steerprop have entered into an agreement that appoints Karl Senner, LLC as the Steerprop reseller throughout the United States for the inland waterways and an authorized… Read More
A childhood passion turned into an esteemed career for Capt. Joy Manthey and made her a trailblazer for women in the towboat and barge industry. A young girl from New… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District held a groundbreaking ceremony October 23 for Reach A of the Morganza to the Gulf Storm Risk Reduction System in southern Louisiana. The Morganza to… Read More
Throughout the years there have been many types of vessels converted into river towboats, but likely few as odd as the two detailed in this column. Built for the U.S. Read More
The last installment of the Old Boat Column ended with the tramp excursion steamer Avalon awaiting its fate after the owners had declared bankruptcy. Advertisements indicated that the aging vessel… Read More
