An Ingram Marine crew rescued a woman who drove her car into the Ohio River September 13 in Paducah, Ky. The Paducah Police Department reported that rescuers responded to the… Read More
Kentucky
The last of three Kentucky riverport freight summits designed to improve communication between the state’s riverport officials and economic developers and to better understand the 11 public ports’ resources, needs… Read More
Sabine Surveyors Ltd., a full-service marine surveying, auditing and consulting firm, has opened an office in Paducah, Ky., its ninth staffed location and the company’s first domestic venture outside of a… Read More
Reporters got a chance to ride a towboat, visit a lock and meet with industry professionals while learning about the importance of infrastructure along America’s inland waterways during Waterways Council… Read More
The American Public Works Association (AWPA) has named the emergency repair of Cincinnati’s Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River as one of its projects of the year. Kentucky Gov. Read More
Recent acquisitions to the writer’s collection of regional river memorabilia are a post card and freight bill from the steamer Falls City. Built in 1898 at Cincinnati for the Kentucky… Read More
The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport is undergoing a revitalization, increasing its throughput, landing new projects and seeking to expand its bulk product-handling capacity. Executive director Tim Cahill said the port, located… Read More
A 15-minute trip across the Mississippi River on the Dorena-Hickman Ferry is also in many ways a trip back in time. The ferry at Mississippi River Mile 922.0 has hauled… Read More
Before the grand opening of the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, spanning the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky., and Jeffersonville, Ind., numerous ferries were in operation over many decades. The… Read More
Construction began last month on the footers for the main piers of the new bridge over the Cumberland River in Smithland, Ky. The bridge, at Cumberland River Mile 2.7, continues… Read More