A new floating barge equipped with a special incinerator is helping the Nashville Engineer District to efficiently dispose of stumps, logs and driftwood debris. The incinerator barge began operating in… Read More
Kentucky
The Port of Paducah Propeller Club has canceled its 2020 River Industry Christmas Event due to COVID-19. “We held off our decision as long as possible in hopes of a… Read More
Castlen Enterprises expects to complete construction soon on a river terminal that will serve sister company Castlen Steel as well as other customers. Construction began in May adjacent to the… Read More
Jacky O’Neal, 70, of Mayfield, Ky., died November 19 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. A towboat engineer and operator, he had retired from American Commercial Lines after 42… Read More
Gary Dale English, 69, of Benton, Ky., died November 20 at his home. He was a retired river captain working most recently for Cenac Marine Services of Houma, La…. Read More
A wreck and fire on a major bridge across the Ohio River in the Cincinnati, Ohio, region earlier this month continues to hamper transportation, although the river itself has reopened. Read More
Nucor Corporation broke ground on its 400-job, $1.7 billion steel plate manufacturing mill October 23 along the Ohio River in Brandenburg, Ky. The plant is expected to employ an average… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced what the Louisville Engineer District called a significant step for the Louisville (Ky.) Metro Flood Protection System Reconstruction Study. Lt. Gen. Scott… Read More
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is asking for feedback on its proposals for a new U.S. 51/60/62 bridge over the Ohio River at River Mile 980.4, just upstream of its… Read More
James “Jimmie” Garrett, long involved in the river industry, most recently as a river transportation management consultant, has joined Merrill Marine Services Inc., Fenton, Mo. He will be working out… Read More
