The year was 2003: George W. Bush was in the White House; the Iraq War was just beginning; Linkin Park sold more than six million records; “Finding Nemo” was one… Read More
Deb Calhoun
The National Waterways Foundation elected officers and trustees at its December 6 meeting in Paducah, Ky. Trustees re-elected were Cherrie Felder, Channel Shipyard Companies; Peter H. Stephaich, Campbell Transportation Company;… Read More
Waterways Council Inc.’s 19th annual Waterways Symposium will be held for the first time in Paducah, Ky., on December 7-8. Keynote speakers will address such topics as the recent midterm… Read More
Gathered around a map of the inland waterways of the United States, a four-person delegation from the German Ministry of Transport only had two words: “unbelievable” and “wow.” Another map… Read More
Cheryl “Cherrie” Felder is one of the maritime industry’s most recognized and beloved leaders, especially in the tight-knit New Orleans community where she lives, and it’s been that way for… Read More
Kim Lutz has just finished her first year as executive director of America’s Watershed Initiative, a unique—and the only—non-profit organization focusing on the entire Mississippi River watershed. Lutz is its… Read More
Dustin Davidson helps Congress understand what is important on the inland waterways. Davidson, 29, Waterways Council Inc.’s director of government relations, has been on the job since February, but he… Read More
The Tennessee River Valley Association/Tennessee-Cumberland Waterways Council’s annual conference returned to an in-person meeting format October 11-12 at the Embassy Suites Hotel at Cool Springs in Franklin, Tenn. Executive director… Read More
The double whammy of Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Nicholas have slowed or halted grain exports from ports in Texas and Louisiana for the past two weeks. In its grain barge… Read More
Reporters got a chance to ride a towboat, visit a lock and meet with industry professionals while learning about the importance of infrastructure along America’s inland waterways during Waterways Council… Read More
