There is much in the news these days regarding presidential or executive orders. Five score and 18 years ago (118 years), an incident occurred during a steamboat parade down the… Read More
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Almost a month after the United States announced a trade deal with China that included promises by China to resume buying U.S. soybeans, Reuters reported on November 21 that two… Read More
Baton Rouge, La.-based Shamrock Marine has been serving river pilots, towing companies and tug operators on the Lower Mississippi River for more than two decades. What started in 2004 as… Read More
Marquette Transportation Company has announced the renaming of three of its towboats. The mv. John Paul Eckstein, a 9,300 hp. vessel built in 1997, is being renamed the mv. Marquette… Read More
The Nashville Bridge Company, Nashville, Tenn., has long been renowned as a builder of stylish vessels that provided their owners with many years of service. Nashville Bridge, known as simply… Read More
It’s not only the Mississippi River that winds nearly 3,000 miles from Lake Itasca, Minn., to the Gulf in Louisiana. The Great River Road follows all along it. Susanne… Read More
Nicholls State University has been selected as the home of the newly created Louisiana Maritime Academy (LMA). The Bachelor of Science in marine transportation degree program at the… Read More
The Illinois River Cities and Towns Initiative—a grouping of 15 ports and local governments along the Illinois River joining together for collective action and mutual support—held its inaugural meeting in… Read More
Visitors to Nashville, Tenn., next spring will have the opportunity to take a ride on a sternwheel paddleboat, including an authentic steamboat. The Capitol, formerly the Spirit of… Read More
For two months, the “20 Years Ago” section of The Waterways Journal’s “This Week” column (see page 14 in this issue) has featured stories of rescue operations and recovery… Read More
