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Paducah Nears Completion Of Riverfront Park Lettering spelling out “Port of Paducah” faces the river at the newly renovated Shultz Park in Paducah, Ky. The park was funded in large part by a $10.4 million federal BUILD grant. Construction is expected to wrap up this month. (Photo courtesy of the city of Paducah)

Lettering spelling out “Port of Paducah” faces the river at the newly renovated Shultz Park in Paducah, Ky. The park was funded in large part by a $10.4 million federal BUILD grant. Construction is expected to wrap up this month. (Photo courtesy of the city of Paducah)

Paducah Nears Completion Of Riverfront Park

July 31, 2026

The city of Paducah, Ky., is nearing completion on its new riverboat excursion pier and a complete reimagining of its riverfront park. The project is being completed as… Read More

Emma Rose Delivered To Bellaire Harbor Service Emma Rose and tow upbound below Marietta, Ohio. (Photo by Capt. C.R. Neale)

Emma Rose Delivered To Bellaire Harbor Service

July 24, 2026

From June 29 to July 2, 2026, a small crew delivered the newly renamed Emma Rose from BB Riverboats’ landing at Newport, Ky., Ohio River Mile 470, to Bellaire… Read More

BUILD Grant To Fund Jeffersonville Port Expansion

July 10, 2026

Ports of Indiana announced July 7 that it has been awarded a $25 million federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant that will support a $32 million… Read More

$24 Million Grant Advances Paducah Port A $24 million federal BUILD grant, paired with a required 20 percent match through a Kentucky grant program, will allow construction of the first phase of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s Riverport West Project at Ohio River Mile 944. This rendering shows the 650-foot dock with three barge berths and two rail sidings. (Image courtesy of Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering)

A $24 million federal BUILD grant, paired with a required 20 percent match through a Kentucky grant program, will allow construction of the first phase of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s Riverport West Project at Ohio River Mile 944. This rendering shows the 650-foot dock with three barge berths and two rail sidings. (Image courtesy of Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering)

$24 Million Grant Advances Paducah Port

July 10, 2026

A $24 million federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant will allow the first phase of construction on the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s Riverport West project. Read More

The John J. Kelly Began As A Steamboat The John J. Kelly at Pittsburgh after the 1943 rebuilding. (Photo from the author’s collection)

The John J. Kelly Began As A Steamboat

July 2, 2026

One of the growing companies operating on the inland rivers today is Hines Furlong Line, which traces its history back some five generations to Capt. Richard T. Williams, who… Read More

House Panel Passes FY27 Energy, Water Development Bill

May 29, 2026

The House Appropriations Committee marked up and passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill May 20. The bill includes approximately $9.8… Read More

Kentucky, Ohio Break Ground On Bridge Project Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (fifth from left), Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (seventh from left) and Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell (fourth from left), were among the officials who ceremonially turned shovels of dirt May 8 during the ground-breaking ceremony for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Governor’s Office)

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (fifth from left), Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (seventh from left) and Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell (fourth from left), were among the officials who ceremonially turned shovels of dirt May 8 during the ground-breaking ceremony for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. (Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Governor’s Office)

Kentucky, Ohio Break Ground On Bridge Project

May 15, 2026

The Kentucky and Ohio governors broke ground May 8 for a new bridge crossing the Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio. The governors were joined by federal, state… Read More

Henderson Riverport Opens Bulk Dock

Henderson Riverport Opens Bulk Dock

May 8, 2026

The Henderson County (Ky.) Riverport Authority celebrated the $2.3 million renovation of its bulk dock, including the purchase of a new electric material handler, during an April 30 ribbon-cutting… Read More

Repairs Help Ensure McAlpine Lock Chamber Reliability Clint Rawls, a Great Lakes and Ohio River Division light fleet mechanic, watches closely as miter gate machinery is disassembled at the lower river wall of McAlpine Locks and Dam’s north chamber. (Photo by Zach Willis/Louisville Engineer District)

Clint Rawls, a Great Lakes and Ohio River Division light fleet mechanic, watches closely as miter gate machinery is disassembled at the lower river wall of McAlpine Locks and Dam’s north chamber. (Photo by Zach Willis/Louisville Engineer District)

Repairs Help Ensure McAlpine Lock Chamber Reliability

May 1, 2026

Maintenance work inside one of McAlpine Locks and Dam’s 1,200-foot chambers is scheduled to be complete May 5, ending a closure meant to extend its reliability. The… Read More

Bellaire Harbor Service Crew Rescues Four At Markland

April 24, 2026

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