The Louisville Engineer District is taking steps to move its district headquarters farther into the heart of the central business district in downtown Louisville. The district announced April 2 that… Read More
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Site Selection magazine has ranked Louisville, Ky., its top metropolitan area in its Ohio River Corridor rankings, which were released earlier this month. Louisville tied with Cincinnati, Ohio, in the… Read More
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, Inc. will host its annual conference September 19-21 in Louisville, Ky. All activities other than special outings will take place at the Hyatt Regency, 320… Read More
A hopper barge has been successfully removed from McAlpine Dam, Ohio Mile 606.8. It was the last of three barges that became pinned against the lower dam after 10 barges… Read More
More than a week after barges broke loose from a tow and became pinned against McAlpine Dam, a salvage crew was preparing to begin pumping 1,400 metric tons of liquid… Read More
By Drew Byrne Steamboat historians can learn a lot from a trip to Louisville, Ky., and just across the river in Jeffersonville, Ind. My family traveled to the area on… Read More
The Port of Louisville Propeller Club will embark on a new path starting in January 2022. After surviving COVID-19 with all its unintended consequences of no meetings, no industry social/business… 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
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
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced a half million dollars in grant funding July 15 for critical repairs and equipment replacement at Kentucky riverports. The grants must be matched by the… Read More
