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Kirby Inland Marine (Kirby) christened the mv. Green Diamond, said to be the nation’s first hybrid-electric towboat, on August 25, 2023, in a festive ceremony at the company’s Old River… Read More

Forty-eight years ago, Royce Wilken, after graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in agricultural business, went to work for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Over his first 19… Read More

When editor Frank McCormack approached me about writing a piece about my father, Edward “Smitty” Smith, for this edition of The Waterways Journal, I told him that I would have… Read More

Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the Fête-Dieu du Mississippi, a two-day blessing-of-the-fleet event for vessels operating on the Lower Mississippi River between Baton Rouge,… Read More

While Dravo had its innovative new diesel prop boats—such as the Wm. Penn and Ductillite—on the drawing boards, the Inland Waterways Corporation (IWC) was engaged in having three prop towboats… Read More

The third annual Marine Compliance Alliance workshop August 6-8 drew a record crowd of about 120 people, who learned about drydock availability, Subchapter M compliance, marine casualties and proposed drug-testing… Read More

For the seventh year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More

In the July 22 and July 29 issues of The Waterways Journal, this column detailed the innovative new diesel towboats Wm. Penn and Ductillite that Dravo built in 1940. At… Read More

By Ken Eriksen Billy Joel’s song “Pressure” jumped into the top 20 in 1982. He wrote the song to tell of the “pressure of creating and the pressure of being… Read More