J.F. Brennan Company Archives - The Waterways Journal

40 Under 40 Awards: Hogan, Jaco, Jeppson, Johnston And Lacey

June 28, 2019

For the second year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award. All 40 honorees were nominated by executives… Read More

Matt Binsfeld Named 2019 Dredger of the Year Matt Binsfeld, left, president and CEO of J.F. Brennan Company, receives the 2019 Dredger of the Year award from Marcel Hermans, president and chairman of WEDA, during the WEDA Dredging Summit and Expo.

Matt Binsfeld, left, president and CEO of J.F. Brennan Company, receives the 2019 Dredger of the Year award from Marcel Hermans, president and chairman of WEDA, during the WEDA Dredging Summit and Expo.

Matt Binsfeld Named 2019 Dredger of the Year

June 17, 2019

J.F. Brennan Company Inc. announced June 13 that President and CEO Matt Binsfeld was named the 2019 Dredger of the Year on June 6 at the 2019 Western Dredging Association… Read More

Forthcoming Book Recounts Brennan’s First Century Gene (left) and Jim Brennan on the job at construction of the Winneshiek Slough Bridge during 1955-1956.

Gene (left) and Jim Brennan on the job at construction of the Winneshiek Slough Bridge during 1955-1956.

Forthcoming Book Recounts Brennan’s First Century

June 14, 2019

Soon to be published is another book by historian Carl E. Kramer, who combined with Paul Plaschke in the writing of American Commercial Barge Lines’ 100th anniversary book several years… Read More

Robust Structure In Place To Protect New Bridge Pier At St. Paul Yellow composite timber forms a 160-foot-long guide fence to deflect barges from the new center pier of the Union Pacific swing bridge at the south end of the Port of St. Paul. (Photo courtesy of J.F. Brennan Company Inc.)

Yellow composite timber forms a 160-foot-long guide fence to deflect barges from the new center pier of the Union Pacific swing bridge at the south end of the Port of St. Paul. (Photo courtesy of J.F. Brennan Company Inc.)

Robust Structure In Place To Protect New Bridge Pier At St. Paul

April 12, 2019

When the Upper Mississippi River navigation season begins, river traffic heading to and from St. Paul, Minn., will see a robust new protection system on the center pier of the… Read More