A long-range forecast indicating the potential for wet weather ahead means that low-water conditions could soon be improving on the Lower Mississippi. Donnie Williams, chairman of the Lower… Read More
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This column has previously detailed vessels built by Petersen & Haecker Ltd., Blair, Neb., a shipyard that was established in the late 1930s on the right bank of the… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District honored Brian Markert at a September retirement ceremony in St. Louis. The district expressed thanks for Markert’s dedication, leadership and commitment to serving the… Read More
On September 4, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the fiscal year 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act (H.R.4553) by a narrow, partisan 214-213… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) kicked off its annual low-water inspection tour on the St. Louis Riverfront August 15. It was the first of five public meetings scheduled… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers charts approximately 7,500 miles on the Western Rivers, and the Corps’ Inland Electronic Navigational Chart (IENC) program updates and maintains a suite of 109… Read More
Brennan Marine Inc. expanded its locations, assets and team along the Upper Mississippi earlier this year with the acquisition of Matteson Marine Service. Adam Binsfeld,… Read More
A photo was taken recently of two boats beached out on the bank at Ledbetter, Ky., near Paducah. They were apparently placed there for dismantling and scrapping. Both of these… Read More
Ken Eriksen Temperatures are warming up, daffodils are blooming, farmers are wanting to plant crops, river levels have been surging and falling and barge freight rates are stagnant. Spring… Read More
A question posed to me on a social media post recently has prompted this column. Multiple boats with the same name can cause confusion, particularly when the boats in question… Read More
