Included in this issue of The Waterways Journal, as promised, is a story about a deepfake video that some of our readers may have already seen. This video and others… Read More
Mississippi River
The media landscape continues to change. The many ways people read, watch or listen to content important to them continue to evolve. You may see some of those changes reflected… Read More
A winter storm that hit much of the inland waterways system January 24-26 continued to cause impacts a week later, with below-freezing temperatures persisting in many areas. Ohio River One… Read More
When Marquette Transportation Company signed the contract on a new 10,000 hp. towboat from Belle Chasse, La.-based C&C Marine and Repair, company CEO Damon Judd said he knew from early… Read More
During the January 10 christening ceremony in New Orleans for Marquette Transportation Company’s new flagship towboat, the mv. John Paul Eckstein, Kurt Strand, president and CEO of the National… Read More
American Cruises Lines (ACL) has announced plans to offer three new river itineraries, including the first-ever nine-day Arkansas River cruise between Tulsa, Okla., and Memphis, Tenn. Other itineraries will include… Read More
CHS Inc., a global agribusiness and the nation’s largest farmer-owned cooperative, is significantly expanding its presence on the Mississippi River in Illinois. On January 31, CHS will assume operations of… Read More
As mentioned in this column before, American Barge Line (ABL), forerunner of present-day ACBL, was formed in the late 1920s when Andrew and Patrick Calhoun pooled resources with W.C. Read More
Close readers of The Waterways Journal might’ve noticed a theme the past few months under the 20 years ago section of “This Week.” Time and again since late August and… Read More
A mate aboard the William E. Strait did not realize how close two unlit moored barges at a refinery dock were to the towboat’s aft during fleeting operations in dense… Read More
