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The W.K. Field Had A Long Life The W.K. Field upbound at Cox Landing W.Va., April 30, 1900. (Thornton Barrette photo, David Smith collection)

The W.K. Field Had A Long Life

January 22, 2023

The subject of this column was prompted after Jeff Wilkes, riverman, realtor and historian from Savannah, Tenn., recently sent this writer a photo of a sunken boat that he had… Read More

Western Baltic Engineering Releases Designs For Electric Towboats

January 22, 2023

Western Baltic Engineering (WBE), a Lithuania-based ship designer, unveiled a pair of electric towboat designs at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans. The two models, jointly called the “Electric… Read More

Auxiliarists Serve As ‘Force Multiplier’ For U.S. Coast Guard

January 21, 2023

The all-volunteer Coast Guard Auxiliary was originally formed in 1939; over the years, its mission became primarily recreational boater safety and public education. But that all changed dramatically in the… Read More

Todd Discusses AWO Role, What Makes Maritime Industry Special Clark Todd, president and CEO of Blessey Marine Services, was elected chairman of The American Waterways Operators in May 2022. (WJ file photo by Frank McCormack)

Clark Todd, president and CEO of Blessey Marine Services, was elected chairman of The American Waterways Operators in May 2022. (WJ file photo by Frank McCormack)

Todd Discusses AWO Role, What Makes Maritime Industry Special

January 20, 2023

Clark Todd has been president of Blessey Marine Services, a New Orleans-based towboat and barge company specializing in the transport of tank barges, since 2007. In December 2021, he also… Read More

Dredge Capsizes Near Meraux, La., On Lower Miss An aerial shot of the W.B. Wood after it capsized on the Mississippi River with 940 feet of boom around it near Meraux, La., on January 16. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division is overseeing the pollution response and coordinating with Wood Resources LLC on plans to salvage the capsized vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector New Orleans)

An aerial shot of the W.B. Wood after it capsized on the Mississippi River with 940 feet of boom around it near Meraux, La., on January 16. The Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division is overseeing the pollution response and coordinating with Wood Resources LLC on plans to salvage the capsized vessel. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector New Orleans)

Dredge Capsizes Near Meraux, La., On Lower Miss

January 20, 2023

The cutter suction dredge W.B. Woods, owned and operated by Avondale, La.-based Wood Resources, capsized January 16 off the east bank of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Mile… Read More

Corps Green-Lights $2.3 Billion Mississippi River Diversion A simulation of barge and ship traffic passing a cofferdam during construction of the planned Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion on the west bank of the Mississippi River near the town of Ironton, La. (Photo from final EIS for Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.)

A simulation of barge and ship traffic passing a cofferdam during construction of the planned Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion on the west bank of the Mississippi River near the town of Ironton, La. (Photo from final EIS for Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.)

Corps Green-Lights $2.3 Billion Mississippi River Diversion

December 22, 2022

The Mississippi Valley Engineer Division and the New Orleans Engineer District have granted the conditional permit and Section 408 permission to Louisiana’s Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) for the… Read More

2022: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events 2022 Annual Review

2022: The Annual Review Of Waterway Events

December 16, 2022

For the river industry, 2022 was defined by an unprecedented global drought and heat wave. The summer broke records for heat and drought all over the northern hemisphere and stopped… Read More

Positive End To A Tumultuous Year WJ Editorial

Positive End To A Tumultuous Year

December 16, 2022

The dramatic low water on the Mississippi River got extensive coverage nationally and internationally. Barge loads were lightened, tow sizes were shrunk, queues formed as dredges dredged hot spots. Hundreds… Read More

Harbor Power/Charging Barge Designed By EBDG Barge delivers 7 megawatts of continuous power generated by methanol.

Harbor Power/Charging Barge Designed By EBDG

December 9, 2022

Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has designed a harbor power and charging barge that it says offers ports and harbors a cost-conscious and high-performing option to minimize emissions from large… Read More

Forum Explores Marine Finance Challenges

December 2, 2022

The maritime industry and its role in the transport of oil, gas and agriculture products as well as the long-desired “energy transition” were major topics of discussion at the New… Read More

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