The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) has welcomed the Rev. Charles Uhlik as its newest Ministry on the River chaplain. Based in St. Louis, Uhlik will serve mariners along the… Read More
inland waterways
Unscheduled repairs to the land-side lock chamber at Olmsted Locks and Dam have been completed, with scheduled work in the river-side chamber to take place October 5 to… Read More
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article titled, “The Cost of Transporting Pretty Much Everything Just Won’t Stop Going Up,” focusing on diesel fuel costs — up by… Read More
Federal port infrastructure funding and a new Water Resources Development Act remain top priorities for the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) as Congress approaches the end of… Read More
The Nashville Engineer District has determined a course for repairs to Kentucky Lock, Tennessee River Mile 22.4, following a tow collision that damaged a floating guard wall. While… Read More
Heartland Fabrication, LLC announced a $60 million expansion September 21 that will increase the shipyard’s annual production capability from 180 inland hopper barges annually to as many as 280… Read More
We Work the Waterways has been growing rapidly in recent months. In April 2025, it became an independent nonprofit. The national conversation about reviving American shipping shipbuilding and the… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) will honor Lee Nelson, president and CEO of Upper River Services, LLC, with its River Bell Award on December 10 at its 26th annual… Read More
There’s a fast approaching retirement cliff that has been a regular topic in recent times. No, it’s not the ongoing retirement of the Baby Boomer generation. (Wait. What… Read More
From the beginning of World War II, the inland shipyards of the United States had been almost totally committed to building vessels for the war effort. Few commercial towboats… Read More
