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During the January 10 christening ceremony in New Orleans for Marquette Transportation Company’s new flagship towboat, the mv. John Paul Eckstein, Kurt Strand, president and CEO of the National… Read More

Capt. Jeff Yates, long with The Waterways Journal and current consulting editor of the Inland River Record, recently queried if there were going to be any Greenville, Miss.-built boats to… Read More

The Big River Coalition, formed in 2010 as a non-profit trade association under the umbrella of the New Orleans Steamship Association (also known as the Louisiana Maritime Association, or… Read More

The Big River Coalition, which is dedicated to promoting the economic and navigational interests of the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC), has released a new comprehensive economic impact study on… Read More

Theodore “Tab” Brown, chief of the Programs Integration Division of the Corps of Engineers’ Directorate of Civil Works, and Stephen Hill, director of operations and regulatory programs for the Corps,… Read More

In early spring 1945, a young man snuck away from his home in Marion, Ky., near old Lock 50, without his parents’ knowledge. His name was Lonnie Ryan, and… Read More

At the recent International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, Maritime Throwdown (MTD) announced a groundbreaking partnership with Texas A&M University at Galveston and the Texas A&M Maritime Academy. This first-of-its-kind… Read More

H.G. “Chilli” Simpson of Charleston, Mo., a former Mizzou football player, began opening gas stations in southeast Missouri under the name Simpson Oil Company during the late 1920s and 1930s. Read More

By the Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, President and Executive Director, The Seamen’s Church Institute December always invites pause—a chance to reflect on all that has unfolded across our industry… Read More