On January 21, the river fraternity lost one of its most dedicated and notable members with the passing, at age 106, of Mary Ackerman Otte, of Quincy,… Read More
Illinois
Eagle Fabrication LLC, a division of Eagle Marine Industries Inc., Sauget, Ill., recently launched into the Mississippi River at St. Louis a 160-foot, flat deck barge. The barge follows… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board announced November 7 it would investigate a November 4 barge explosion in Lemont, Ill., at an Illinois Marine Towing terminal about 25 miles… Read More
America’s Central Port is finishing out its 60th anniversary year by continuing its steady strategy of growth, transformation and diversification. Centrally located with access to four U.S. Read More
The project to revitalize the general cargo dock at America’s Central Port will be the first project completed under Illinois’ new Competitive Freight Grant Program. America’s Central Port… Read More
In one of the most celebrated film noir movies of all time, “Double Indemnity,” Edward G. Robinson won an Oscar playing insurance claims manager Barton Keyes. In one famous… Read More
Matt Thomas (without hard hat) amid shipyard workers of Eagle Fabrication. (Photo by Nelson Spencer Jr.) Eagle Fabrication LLC, a division of Eagle Marine Industries Inc., Sauget, Ill.,… Read More
Ingram Barge Company applied at the end of June for a permit to build and maintain a barge mooring/fleeting facility on the right bank of the Ohio River near… Read More
Ozinga, headquartered in Mokena, Ill., has received the 2019 Dean’s Award from the Illinois Family Business of the Year Awards. The award recognizes a business that excels in social… Read More
Situated on opposite sides of a westward-running stretch of the Upper Mississippi River, the towns of Moline, East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf… Read More
