The Upper Mississippi River was temporarily closed at Lock and Dam 25 after a 12-barge tow broke up while transiting the lock at 2:15 a.m. September 26. According to Corps… Read More
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Schoellhorn-Albrecht, a St. Louis, Mo.-based manufacturer of marine deck equipment, has recently acquired Jones & Lockhart Welding Company. Brian Pavlisin, president of Schoellhorn-Albrecht, said the new facility is a perfect… Read More
Officials at Port KC named Jon Stephens, a long-time economic development and civic executive, as president and CEO on September 18. With more than 20 years of leadership experience spanning… Read More
For the first time, the Jefferson County (Mo.) Port Authority has an office near the Mississippi River. In July, the port authority purchased the 2,000-square-foot building with a view of… Read More
The Great Lakes/Great Rivers section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) will hold its 2018 fall meeting October 3–4 at the Holiday Inn St. Louis-Downtown Convention… Read More
The Port Authority of Kansas City, Mo., (PortKC) announced August 27 that its board of commissioners approved the selection of Nossaman LLP and John Smolen, lead partner on the project,… Read More
Canton (Mo.) Marine Towing Inc. recently added another boat to its fleet of harbor vessels, all of which have names beginning with the moniker “Sir.” In July, the company purchased… Read More
Few names are as closely connected to the St. Louis riverfront as that of the retiring director of operations for Gateway Arch Riverboats, J. Thomas “Tom” Dunn. The 45-year veteran… Read More
On June 27, a bill favoring the Delta Queen, introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and supported by Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill passed the Senate Commerce Committee. Read More
This week, the Old Boat Column presents a picture of two rather obscure riverboats, the City Belle and the Calypso. Until 1961, the image was believed to have been taken… Read More
