Four people escaped injury April 16 after being rescued from the water when their skiff overturned in high wind just upstream of Markland Locks and Dam. Bellaire Harbor… Read More
Ohio River
The National Transportation Safety Board believes debris may have contacted two barges that broke away from an Ohio River dock in high water in 2024, causing an estimated $2.5… Read More
The last column was inspired by a near century old pay ledger that had been repurposed into a scrapbook by riverman Palmer Fisher, a friend of many years to… Read More
Choices in life are sometimes made from desperation. Such choices may not end well, but some work out exceptionally well. It was just such a choice that Charles Neale… Read More
C&B Enterprises has repositioned itself over the past five years from a traditional inland marine operator into a vertically integrated maritime logistics and construction company. That shift — driven… Read More
The National Historic Landmark known as the steamer Belle of Louisville had the fires lit under the boilers on March 25 in preparation for getting warmed up and checked… Read More
More than 130 people tuned into PIANC USA’s “Sustainable Practices for Navigable Waterways” webinar March 25. The free webinar is the first offered in 2026 by the United States’ chapter… Read More
By any measure, the Columbia and Snake river system is a very different operating environment from the Mississippi, Ohio and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Cargo mixes differ. Tow configurations differ. Infrastructure… Read More
Construction is scheduled to begin this spring on a new bridge over the Ohio River between Kentucky and Ohio in the Cincinnati area. Groundbreaking for the Brent Spence Companion Bridge… Read More
The boats featured in this column today are somewhat special to this writer. The Mark M was the first towboat I ever set foot on, and I spent much time… Read More
