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Old Boat Column: A Wandering Steamboat Finds a Home The Avalon arriving at Louisville, Ky., in July 1962 following its auction. (Alan Bates photo)

Old Boat Column: A Wandering Steamboat Finds a Home

October 25, 2024

The last installment of the Old Boat Column ended with the tramp excursion steamer Avalon awaiting its fate after the owners had declared bankruptcy. Advertisements indicated that the aging vessel… Read More

Horizons: Connecting The Hinterlands & The World Through America’s River Ports

September 13, 2024

Ken Eriksen In previous Horizons columns, I wrote that cargo is king, and on the inland rivers, barge makes cargo royalty. If barge makes cargo royalty, then inland… Read More

Portable Dredges Provide Flexibility For Southwind A Southwind dredge pumps sand at Ocean Beach, N.C., at the fill placement area during a recent project. (Courtesy of Southwind Construction)

A Southwind dredge pumps sand at Ocean Beach, N.C., at the fill placement area during a recent project. (Courtesy of Southwind Construction)

Portable Dredges Provide Flexibility For Southwind

September 11, 2024

While based along the Ohio River in Evansville, Ind., Southwind Construction’s portable dredges have taken on jobs big and small along the Eastern Seaboard for more than 20 years. Read More

ARTCo Christens Mv. Royce Wilken, Hosts Open House An aerial view of the crowd gathered for the August 10 christening of the mv. Royce Wilken and open house at ARTCo’s terminal in Mt. Vernon, Ind.

An aerial view of the crowd gathered for the August 10 christening of the mv. Royce Wilken and open house at ARTCo’s terminal in Mt. Vernon, Ind.

ARTCo Christens Mv. Royce Wilken, Hosts Open House

August 23, 2024

Forty-eight years ago, Royce Wilken, after graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in agricultural business, went to work for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Over his first 19… Read More

Engineer Profile: Tom Craig Tom Craig (left) and Charles T. Jones, longtime president and CEO of Amherst Madison. (Photo courtesy of Tom Craig)

Engineer Profile: Tom Craig

August 16, 2024

When it comes to towboats and other watercraft, most crewmembers learn through any hands-on experience that comes their way. Tom Craig is one such engineer. It was by chance that… Read More

Kentucky Works To Extend Marine Highways Program

A map shows navigable waterways within the state of Kentucky. While the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee rivers are already part of the U.S. Maritime Administration’s United States Marine Highways Grant Program, transportation officials recently were able to add the Licking River as an Ohio River tributary and are seeking to add the Green, Big Sandy and Cumberland rivers. (Map courtesy of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet)

Kentucky Works To Extend Marine Highways Program

July 19, 2024

Kentucky transportation officials are working with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) to designate additional Kentucky rivers as marine highways. On June 11, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet received notice that the… Read More

New Bridge To Be Built Just Upstream At Cairo, Ill. Kentucky transportation officials have announced plans for a new bridge to replace the Ohio River crossing between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill. The existing bridge was built in 1936. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Kentucky transportation officials have announced plans for a new bridge to replace the Ohio River crossing between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill. The existing bridge was built in 1936. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

New Bridge To Be Built Just Upstream At Cairo, Ill.

June 27, 2024

Transportation officials plan to share bridge design information at a public meeting July 11 for a new bridge crossing the Ohio River between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill., just… Read More

Reflections: Chuck Piepmeier Looks Back On 35 Years At McGinnis

June 21, 2024

By Chuck Piepmeier Retired information systems manager for McGinnis Inc. Chuck Piepmeier, retired information systems manager for McGinnis Inc., stands with a painting of his namesake vessel. (Photo courtesy… Read More

Nugent Sand Offers Modern Terminal, Century-Plus History Nugent Sand’s Milton operation includes a new land-based loadout terminal (center foreground) at Ohio River Mile 552.5, along with dredging and mining operations, barge fleeting and barge cleaning. (Photo courtesy of Nugent Sand)

Nugent Sand’s Milton operation includes a new land-based loadout terminal (center foreground) at Ohio River Mile 552.5, along with dredging and mining operations, barge fleeting and barge cleaning. (Photo courtesy of Nugent Sand)

Nugent Sand Offers Modern Terminal, Century-Plus History

May 31, 2024

Nugent Sand Company’s roots go back 128 years to 1896, when the family began mining sand for commercial use. Still headquartered in Louisville, Ky., the business now has seven… Read More

Ohio Grants Will Help Improve Community Waterfronts Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks to local media on May 6 after announcing a $152 million plan for riverfront developments and downtown revitalization as part of Ohio’s Wonderful Waterfronts Initiative. He announced the program at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 27 at Mile 301.0. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks to local media on May 6 after announcing a $152 million plan for riverfront developments and downtown revitalization as part of Ohio’s Wonderful Waterfronts Initiative. He announced the program at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 27 at Mile 301.0. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Ohio Grants Will Help Improve Community Waterfronts

May 21, 2024

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine visited the park at the site of the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 27 on May 6 to announce the list of 19 communities… Read More