The New Madrid (Mo.) County Port Authority, a multimodal port at Mile 885 on the Lower Mississippi River, has announced the receipt of a capital improvement grant from the state… Read More
Missouri
The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority recently announced that it is preparing to launch the first container-on-barge (COB) service on the Ohio River and in the state of Kentucky. With COB… Read More
The Mississippi Valley Division of the Corps of Engineers agreed with industry requests to move the date of the scheduled closure of Lock 25 from March 22 to March 8. Read More
Among the many speakers at the Missouri River Navigators meeting in Kansas City February 13, Jon Stephens, the new president and CEO of Port KC, told the crowd about the… Read More
Humco Marine Products Inc., St. Louis, Mo., has recently announced a new product—the Johnson Cutless stern tube filler—to its inland marine customers. The Johnson Cutless stern tube filler is an… Read More
Since 1985, Directions In Design of St. Louis has completed more than 350 marine interior design projects, including towboats, excursion boats, dinner boats, casino vessels, ferries and terminal facilities. The… Read More
St. Louis-based Carboline, which specializes in coatings, linings and fireproofing, accepted the North American Anti-Corrosion Coatings New Product Innovation Award at Frost & Sullivan’s 2018 Best Practices Awards Gala December… Read More
The 2019 meeting of the Missouri River Navigators will again be held in Kansas City, Mo., at the National Weather Service Training Center on February 13. The meeting is scheduled… Read More
The Inland Marine Expo (IMX), produced by The Waterways Journal, announced that it is seeking nominations for its 40 Under 40 and IMX Achievement awards for the sixth annual trade… Read More
James “Gumby” Hemby, 65, of Puxico, Mo., died January 1 at his home of cancer. He worked about 35 years in the industry, beginning at Huffman Towing Company, and then… Read More
