Last month, Yager Marine Industries in Owensboro, Ky., completed the construction of its new drydock designed by The Shearer Group, Houston, Texas. The second of two drydocks on Yager Marine’s… Read More
Kentucky
More than 500 guests from the maritime community gathered in Paducah, Ky., December 6 for the Seamen’s Church Institute’s 19th annual River Bell Awards Luncheon. The event raised more than… Read More
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced December 6 that the Owensboro (Ky.) Riverport Authority has been awarded $11.2 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development”… Read More
It seemed almost more a family reunion than a traditional towboat dedication when American Commercial Barge Line officially welcomed the revamped towboat Capt. Gregory Smith into its fleet during a… Read More
The Paducah Propeller Club will host the 2018 River Industry Christmas Event December 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Paducah-McCracken County Convention Center, 415 Park Ave., Paducah,… Read More
First Marine Properties LLC and Holliwood LLC, owned by longtime river entrepreneur W.A. “Peanut” Hollinger and his partner Jerry Smallwood, have completed the first phase of a port project near… Read More
The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority announced November 7 that it has reached a 10-year lease agreement with an additional 10-year extension option with Southern FS to construct a state-of-the-art fertilizer… Read More
Union County Grain Company Inc. announced the development of a new river terminal and grain elevator project in Union County, Ky., October 30 during a press event. The terminal will… Read More
Donald Marshall Crosier, born December 9, 1934, near Buffalo Island, Mo., died September 19 at his home in Barlow, Ky. He started on the river in 1951 and began standing… Read More
Inland Marine Service (IMS), the largest inland marine vessel management company in the United States, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2018 as a third-generation, family-owned and -operated business with… Read More
