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
Ohio River
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
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
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
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
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
Author F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, “It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same. … You realized what’s changed is you.”… 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
