Few names are as closely connected to the St. Louis riverfront as that of the retiring director of operations for Gateway Arch Riverboats, J. Thomas “Tom” Dunn. The 45-year veteran… Read More
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Twenty-five years ago this week, the Mississippi River reached its highest point in recorded history on the St. Louis gage. With the river only a few feet below the top… Read More
Pittsburgh has new commanders for both its local Corps of Engineers and Coast Guard units, following a pair of change of command ceremonies in recent weeks. Col. Andrew “Coby” Short… Read More
Sixty-two years ago this week (July 4, 1956), the river fraternity mourned the passing of Capt. William H. Leyhe at the age of 83. Affectionately known as “Capt. Buck” to… Read More
New Orleans did not get its first Mississippi River bridge until the 1930s. For more than 100 years before that, though, engineers and amateurs had come up with New Orleans… Read More
Col. Steve Sattinger became the 49th Rock Island Engineer District commander May 24 in a change-of-command ceremony at the Clock Tower Building on Arsenal Island in Rock Island, Ill. Sattinger… Read More
The “40 Under 40” award was conceived for the 5th annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to highlight some of the industry’s future leaders. All 40 award winners were nominated by… Read More
Record-setting rains in the central and upper Midwest in the third week of February combined with melting snowpack to produce sudden and dramatic flooding across an arc from northern Louisiana… Read More
On February 16, Ross Labs, LLC of Edmonds, Washington, received the first of two boats it is providing to the Rock Island Corps of Engineer District and has begun installing… Read More
Just in time for upcoming infrastructure debates, the Mid-America Freight Coalition (MAFC) has released a new study of the effects of Upper Mississippi lock closures supported by the Wisconsin Department… Read More
