Mississippi River

One of the oddest towboats ever to grace the Mississippi River system was a vessel named Pioneer. Not the Dravo-built, single screw of 1934 (The Waterways Journal, March 23, 2022)… Read More

Ken Eriksen Inspecting means different things to various people. According to Merriam-Webster, inspecting means “to view closely in critical appraisal or to examine officially.” Building, electrical and plumbing inspectors assure… Read More

Forty-eight years ago, Royce Wilken, after graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in agricultural business, went to work for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Over his first 19… Read More

Planning for an engine that is safe and efficient starts with designing a boat that is both of those things as well, according to CT Marine. The Maine-based naval architecture… Read More

Guilford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines (ACL) has announced successful sea trials of the mv. American Liberty, the company’s third “Coastal Cat” vessel from Chesapeake Shipbuilding. The American Liberty, a 100-passenger… Read More

A group of Louisiana religious and maritime leaders have announced a first-of-its-kind blessing August 14-15 of the fleet of commercial vessels that work along the Lower Mississippi River. The two-day… Read More

The Dravo Contracting Company was justifiably proud of the towboat Wm. Penn that the company had built for the Dravo subsidiary Union Barge Line (UBL) in 1940. In the September… Read More

Kentucky transportation officials are working with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) to designate additional Kentucky rivers as marine highways. On June 11, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet received notice that the… Read More

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Eads Bridge, the only structure that could rival the St. Louis Gateway Arch as a symbol of St. Louis. “It is indeed a… Read More