Instead of celebrating its 60th anniversary with a public ceremony, America’s Central Port—located in Granite City, Ill., just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Mo.—celebrated with a brand-new website,… Read More
Illinois
These are busy times for Mike’s Inc. With a shipyard in East Alton, Ill., a machine/fabrication shop in Wood River, Ill., and a 60,0000-square-foot facility in South Roxana, Ill., president… Read More
For more than 50 years now, CGB Waterfront Services Company has been offering shipyard repair and fleeting services to the maritime community from its Cairo, Ill., headquarters. To date, it… Read More
Watco Companies LLC, Pittsburg, Kan., announced February 22 that after considering the concerns of the community, Alderwoman Susan Sadlowski-Garza, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), and the Environmental Protection… Read More
Built at Louisville, Ky., in 1857, the large sidewheeler Red Rover ran in the Nashville–New Orleans packet trade. Constructed on a wooden hull that measured 256 feet in length by… Read More
TPG Chicago Dry Dock LLC was busy last week putting the finishing touches on upgrades to the mv. Nathan S for Calumet River Fleeting, which will perform additional upgrades to… Read More
This high-water season is threatening to break records along the whole length of several river systems. Higher-than-expected rainfalls in the last weekend of February caused high water in the Ohio… Read More
The U.S. Army announced 43 promotions and personnel shifts on February 19, including some important shifts within the Corps of Engineers. Maj. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, the current commanding general… Read More
The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority recently announced that it is preparing to launch the first container-on-barge (COB) service on the Ohio River and in the state of Kentucky. With COB… Read More
Kevin Jennings, 62, owner of West Point Marine Inc., a harbor service with fleets in Hardin and Batchtown, Ill., died unexpectedly January 9 of natural causes at his residence in… Read More
