This column is being written as we observe Memorial Day and remember those who gave their lives in service to our country. A photo recently shared with me prompted… Read More
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George Foster Last year at the Inland Marine Expo (IMX), The Waterways Journal presented the annual IMX Achievement Award posthumously to the late Mike Rushing, founder of Rushing… Read More
In 1933, the Inland Waterways Corporation (IWC) had two diesel-powered twin-screw towboats built by Midland Barge Company, Midland, Pa. These were the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Tom Sawyer. In… Read More
Capt. Ted Dicus took a moment in between watches to reflect on his career with The Waterways Journal. He is currently helming the mv. William Hank, a 133-foot-long, twin-screw… Read More
Recent abundant rainfall has led to deepened drafts and expanded tow widths. Now the system just needs more rain to keep them. Randy Chamness, co-chairman of the… Read More
The year 2023 was another busy, productive but tumultuous one for the U.S. economy and the barge industry. The effects of the ongoing El Niño-Southern Oscillation whipsawed river levels… Read More
A ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by representatives of several elected officials representing the region was held for the new Corn Belt Ports office on October 19 on Western Illinois… Read More
While the Lower Mississippi River has rebounded somewhat from record lows in mid-October, the river is falling again, and low-water conditions are expected to continue. The Memphis Engineer… Read More
The U.S. Maritime Administration announced more than $653 million in grants for 41 port improvement projects under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) on November 3. Awards announced… Read More
Lawrence Wesley Matteson, 93, of Davenport, Iowa, passed away on October 18. Matteson worked at First Mississippi as a crane operator maintaining fertilizer containment ponds prior to… Read More
