In 1903, Pittsburgh Steel established a repair facility and machine shop on the left bank of the Monongahela River near Brownsville, Pa. In 1918, this property was purchased by… Read More
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The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) will hold its 25th annual River Bell Awards Luncheon December 11 in Paducah, Ky. The event will be held at the Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center… Read More
Kayla D’Ambrosi, Josh Easterling, John Frankovitch and Todd Fry. For the eighth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40… Read More
Royce Wilken Royce C. Wilken Royce C. Wilken, who spent 38 years at Archer Daniels Midland, served as the president of American River Transportation Company, and chaired both the American… Read More
On September 26, Amherst Madison Inc., Charleston, W. Va., honored longtime personnel director Minerva Richardson by christening a vessel in her name. The christening was held prior to an… Read More
For employees in the United States, the median tenure with their current employer stood at 4.1 years in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That’s down from… Read More
There have been four towboats operating on the Great Kanawha River bearing the name Iron Duke. The first of these was built in 1875, and it was a… Read More
The “stern line” rumor mill had been rumbling for some time, but on January 19 came confirmation that the venerable J.S. Lewis had changed owners for the first time… Read More
The 23rd River Bell Awards Luncheon, benefiting the Seamen’s Church Institute, attracted a record crowd of nearly 600 people, raising more than $500,000, also a new record. The… Read More
For the sixth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
