First responders rescued six people from a towboat February 17 after it became stuck on a rock dike in the Lower Mississippi River near Columbus, Ky. Hickman… Read More
Kentucky
The International Propeller Club’s Port of Paducah (Ky.) has taken the lead in seeking a resolution from the Kentucky legislature to support the Jones Act. House Concurrent Resolution… Read More
Angie Yu, president of Two Rivers Fisheries, shows some of the prototype products being developed from carp being processed at her facility in Wickliffe, Ky. They include salt carp… Read More
Kentucky officials released the final version of the state’s updated long-range, multi-modal transportation plan January 10. The 132-page policy plan, which the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said was shaped… Read More
Dredge America Inc. is staging equipment and supplies at the Ohio River Boat Launch in Paducah, Ky., in preparation to begin dredging the first week of March. The… Read More
A portion of the Water Development and Resources Act (WRDA) of 2022 will help a western Kentucky riverport expand by adding additional water frontage. The Eddyville (Ky.) Riverport… Read More
For the 22nd year, Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) welcomed members of the inland river transportation community for the River Bell Awards Luncheon. This year, the sold-out event was… Read More
In 1928, a diminutive sternwheel steam packet was built at Paducah, Ky. The boat had a wood hull that was only 64.9 by 21 feet and had a 4-foot… Read More
Waterways Council Inc.’s 19th annual Waterways Symposium will be held for the first time in Paducah, Ky., on December 7-8. Keynote speakers will address such topics as the… Read More
Gathered around a map of the inland waterways of the United States, a four-person delegation from the German Ministry of Transport only had two words: “unbelievable” and “wow.”… Read More
