Like many other riverports and manufacturing centers, the Memphis, Tenn., area economy has been growing at a welcome clip recently. Unemployment is at historic lows, and some employers are… Read More
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Wepfer Marine Inc., Memphis, Tenn.-based river services firm, has purchased two towboats from Kirby Inland Marine LP, Houston, Texas. Wepfer bought the mv. Antigone and renamed it Ron Mook. Read More
Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau, U.S Coast Guard assistant commandant for prevention policy, presented the Rear Admiral Richard E. Bennis Facility of the Year Award for Excellence in Maritime… Read More
The American Queen Steamboat Company, the riverboat cruise operator founded in 2011 with the acquisition, renovation and relaunch of namesake vessel American Queen, recently moved its headquarters from Memphis,… Read More
The Port of Memphis is about halfway through the process of crafting a master plan that will guide its development for the next 15 to 20 years. Last… Read More
Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, William “Bill” Kline has spent most of his life serving the maritime industry in one way or another. Sworn in to the Coast… Read More
Containers will be key to continued growth of the port. (Photo courtesy of Port of New Orleans) For the Port of New Orleans, 2017 was a year of… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River, Memphis Police Department and Harbor Patrol and the Shelby County (Tenn.) Sheriff’s Office responded to a mayday call just after 11:40… Read More
