Illinois

Waves of new storms hit saturated ground throughout the Midwest, sending water barreling into already-swollen rivers, breaching levees, closing locks, flooding cities and approaching all-time flood records across… Read More

Ozinga Materials & Logistics reached a milestone earlier this year when it loaded out its first barge of limestone from a new port it is developing on the… Read More

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… Read More

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.,… 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… 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… 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… Read More