A Paducah, Ky., doctor who founded an occupational and corporate medicine practice whose clients include members of the inland navigation community has been appointed to the National Merchant Mariner Medical… Read More
Kentucky
The second freight conference geared toward Kentucky’s public riverports included a focus on their emerging markets and how to take advantage of potential economic development opportunities. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet… Read More
East Kentucky Power Cooperative, based in Winchester, Ky., bought 50,000 short tons of Central Appalachia barged coal from River Trading Company for delivery in 2021, according to Platt’s. The EKPC… Read More
The closure of the Dorena-Hickman Ferry at Mississippi River Mile 922.0 has been extended to about March 30 because of continued high water. The ferry, which connects Hickman, Ky., with… Read More
The Kentucky Summit on Economic Development Strategies to Leverage Kentucky Riverports and Freight Network, hosted online by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet March 24-26, is the second of three conferences planned… Read More
Consolidated Grain & Barge Company (CGB) is seeking a permit for a fleeting area on the left descending bank at Ohio River Mile 842.5 in Uniontown, Ky. CGB plans to… Read More
The Eddyville (Ky.) Riverport & Industrial Development Authority is receiving more than $48,000 in state grant money for critical safety improvements. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the award February 25. It… Read More
The Port of Paducah (Ky.) Propeller Club will host its annual golf outing May 21 at Rolling Hills Country Club in Paducah. The golf scramble is for foursomes only and… Read More
More than 60 people attended the Central Ohio River Business Association’s winter meeting February 18, with just over half choosing to meet in-person at BB Riverboats in Newport, Ky. Those… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee (Tenn-Tom) Waterway Development Council has named Josh Tubbs as the group’s new chairman. Tubbs, from Marshall County, Ky., will serve a two-year term, which began January 1. He… Read More
