Inland River Record

The last column detailed the dedication of the Greenup Locks and Dam that featured a towboat parade. This week we will look at one of the boats that led that… Read More

As with the other inland river shipyards in the United States, the Nashville Bridge Company (Nabrico), Nashville, Tenn., directed all efforts toward building vessels for the war effort during the… Read More

Rivermen on the Upper Ohio were scratching their heads somewhat over some recent interesting vessel name changes. In order to tell which was which, it was almost like the old… Read More

While attending and participating in the very enjoyable 2025 IMX in Nashville, I was talking with Zac Metcalf, the associate publisher of The Waterways Journal. We were standing outside the… Read More

Since the popular Inland Marine Expo will take place May 28–30 in Nashville, Tenn., it is only fitting that the “old boat” this week is a Nashville product. The Nashville… Read More

The number of barges being worked on the Mississippi River system, its connecting waterways and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway during 2024 totaled 22,385, including dry covered, dry open and tank… Read More

A question posed to me on a social media post recently has prompted this column. Multiple boats with the same name can cause confusion, particularly when the boats in question… Read More

Ken Eriksen Of the discussions I had at industry events the past two weeks, besides President-elect Trump being reelected, nothing got more attention than inland barge fleets that ply the… Read More

Throughout the years there have been many types of vessels converted into river towboats, but likely few as odd as the two detailed in this column. Built for the U.S. Read More