Undoubtedly taken from the Eads Bridge, this week’s Old Boat Column image presents a busy scene at St. Louis in 1903. Spread Eagle In the foreground is the steamer Spread… Read More
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Florida Marine Transporters (FMT), which operates one of the largest privately-owned fleets of towboats and barges at work on the nation’s inland waterways, is in the midst of a significant… Read More
Near a bend in the Mississippi River above the Sunshine Bridge in Louisiana, scores of vehicles—some cars but mostly trucks—are parked along the crown of the levee and all along… Read More
Edward Gabriel “Eddie” Conrad, 80, who founded Compass Marine, RV River Charters and Riverbarge Excursion Lines, died January 24 in Algiers, La. Conrad began his career in the marine industry… Read More
On January 21, the river fraternity lost one of its most dedicated and notable members with the passing, at age 106, of Mary Ackerman Otte, of Quincy, Ill. She was… Read More
Note: an earlier version of this story was published on January 26. A pair of towing vessels collided near Mile 123 on the Mississippi River January 26, just upriver from… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced January 30 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire the inland marine fleet of Savage Inland Marine for approximately $278 million in cash and the… Read More
Recruiting the next generation of leaders into the maritime industry is a challenge facing every company, from operators and stevedores to suppliers and surveyors. For Sabine Surveyors Ltd., headquartered in… Read More
Note: an updated version of this story can be found here. The Eighth Coast Guard Reported January 26 that three crew members from the mv. R.C. Creppel were missing after… Read More
No one operating barges needed to be told that 2019 was a tough year for the barge industry. Historic flooding on most river systems combined with trade turmoil to bring… Read More
