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
Kentucky
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… 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… 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. 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… Read More
James Garrett 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. Read More
Erich Mische chuckles a little when you ask him how his pontoon boat trip down the Mississippi River is going. “It has been the adventure of a… Read More
Repairs to the Louisville & Indiana Railroad drawbridge in Louisville, Ky., will force two closures of the Ohio River. The river will close at the bridge at… Read More
America’s last PT boat, PTF-26, won’t be operating on the Ohio River this fall, but a partnership between the Maritime Pastoral Training Foundation Ltd., which owns it, and a… Read More
Five public Kentucky riverports have received $450,000 in state funds for critical repairs and equipment replacement, Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced September 8. The Kentucky Riverport Improvement grants… Read More
