J.F. Brennan Inc., Lawson Marine and Rigging, Riverview Tug Service, Inc. and Alter Logistics are among the river-related companies that have signed letters of support for the Corn Belt… Read More
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Past International Propeller Club President Maria Conatser headlined a lunch the Paducah Propeller Club hosted April 9 in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Industry Day and… Read More
Choices in life are sometimes made from desperation. Such choices may not end well, but some work out exceptionally well. It was just such a choice that Charles Neale… Read More
“It was the Wild West for some of the barge fleets on the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans,” Alan Savoie said. He was speaking of the… Read More
Some of the technology that recently brought four astronauts around the moon and back as part of NASA’s Artemis II mission first took a very different ride – pushed… Read More
Jason Aristides is founder and CEO of Open Tug, an innovative software platform completely dedicated to making barge operations faster, safer, more efficient and more profitable. Since 2019, Open Tug… Read More
A technology provider focused on inland marine logistics is working to reduce inefficiencies in barge transportation by improving data visibility and operational decision-making, according to its chief executive. Jason… Read More
Capt. Jacob Garcia For Capt. Jacob Garcia, a bond with the river didn’t begin until he stepped on a towboat for the first time in his mid-20s. Before starting his… Read More
A wave of AI-generated “deepfake” videos about the Mississippi River has been circulating online—videos that claim, among other things, that the river is “losing water,” that agencies… Read More
The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA), Ports of Indiana, the Illinois International Port District (IIPD) and Port Milwaukee, in partnership with the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation… Read More


