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Griffth Retires From McNational After 51 Years Of Service

December 10, 2021

After more than 50 years working in the marine industry, Rick Griffith is retiring at the end of the year. Griffith most recently served as president of McGinnis Inc., under… Read More

WCI Media Tour Touts Importance Of Infrastructure The mv. David K. Wilson’s tow of empty barges prepares to pass beneath several of the bridges in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

The mv. David K. Wilson’s tow of empty barges prepares to pass beneath several of the bridges in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

WCI Media Tour Touts Importance Of Infrastructure

August 27, 2021

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

Industry Leaders Share Success Stories From ‘Who Works The Rivers’ Brian Karl (left), mechanic for Crescent Towing in New Orleans, speaks to high school students touring the company’s west bank headquarters during a recent Who Works the Rivers event. Andrew Cooper, executive vice president of Crescent Towing, served as tour guide for the students. (Photo courtesy of Crescent Towing)

Brian Karl (left), mechanic for Crescent Towing in New Orleans, speaks to high school students touring the company’s west bank headquarters during a recent Who Works the Rivers event. Andrew Cooper, executive vice president of Crescent Towing, served as tour guide for the students. (Photo courtesy of Crescent Towing)

Industry Leaders Share Success Stories From ‘Who Works The Rivers’

March 6, 2020

RiverWorks Discovery, the educational outreach program of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa, has been sponsoring its popular Who Works the Rivers marine industry career discovery… Read More

Missouri Dry Dock Sells Floating Assets To McNational Bruce McGinnis (left) and Rob Erlbacher shake hands following the sale of floating assets belonging to Erlbacher’s Missouri Dry Dock & Repair Company Inc. to McGinnis’s McNational Inc. The men have been friends about 15 years and began discussing the private sale about a year ago. Missouri Dry Dock is retaining its machine shop and propeller shop. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Bruce McGinnis (left) and Rob Erlbacher shake hands following the sale of floating assets belonging to Erlbacher’s Missouri Dry Dock & Repair Company Inc. to McGinnis’s McNational Inc. The men have been friends about 15 years and began discussing the private sale about a year ago. Missouri Dry Dock is retaining its machine shop and propeller shop. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Missouri Dry Dock Sells Floating Assets To McNational

November 21, 2019

Missouri Dry Dock & Repair Company Inc. of Cape Girardeau, Mo., has sold its floating assets to McNational Inc. of South Point, Ohio, as part of a private deal. Missouri… Read More