What are now two shipyards, located some seven miles apart on the Ohio River, began over 50 years ago as a father-son operation centered around a single coal dock. Thus,… Read More
Ohio River
The Central Ohio River Business Association’s regional maritime committee talked about promoting its designated marine highway project as well as grant funding proposals during its meeting May 6. More than… Read More
DeepRock Disposal Solutions LLC plans to build a barge offloading facility on the Ohio River in Marietta, Ohio. The facility would transfer traditional well waste to existing upland storage tanks,… Read More
Recent upgrades to the conveyor system at Watco’s barge terminal in Cincinnati led to the long-awaited replacement of the port’s Sennebogen 870 material handler. “There was nothing left of it,”… Read More
The owner of an industrial park along the Ohio River plans to build a barge loading and unloading facility. 4K Industrial Park LLC applied March 31 for a Department of… Read More
The Manitowoc 230-ton crane Brad Busatto purchased recently—as part of a derrick boat he is in the process of assembling—bears little resemblance to the one he manned as a high… Read More
The Louisville Engineer District is looking for a home for a historic, steam-powered maneuvering boat. LD 559 was put in service in 1938 as a maneuvering boat at Lock 52,… Read More
Floodwaters on the Ohio River dropped enough so a ferry connecting Kentucky and Illinois has been able to resume service. The Cave-in-Rock Ferry reopened at 6 a.m. April 1. It… Read More
Sometimes called Kentuckiana because of the region’s close relationship between Kentucky and Indiana, the greater Louisville, Ky., metropolitan area has inland riverports on both the sides of the Ohio River… Read More
Fountain Quail Energy Services LLC of Irving, Texas, plans to construct and operate a barge unloading facility along the Ohio River in Portland, Ohio. The company has requested Department of… Read More
