The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Midwest Chapter met in Toledo, Ohio from March 13 to 15. The meeting had its highest turnout in four years with 115 attendees and a… Read More
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September 14 and 15, 2018, is the 79th annual meeting of the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen (S&D). As is the tradition, the group will meet in Marietta,… Read More
A recent new build from Superior Marine was the Miss Isabella, constructed in 2016. Superior Marine, South Point, Ohio, began work on construction of a harbor boat this month. The completed… Read More
Record-setting rains in the central and upper Midwest in the third week of February combined with melting snowpack to produce sudden and dramatic flooding across an arc from northern Louisiana… Read More
Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, William “Bill” Kline has spent most of his life serving the maritime industry in one way or another. Sworn in to the Coast… Read More
Numerous Ohio River news outlets reported a December 19 barge leak on the river. Two months later, the barge owner, Southern Towing from Memphis, Tenn., has… Read More
The Cincinnati riverfront in January 1918 showing the sunken City of Cincinnati. Other boats in view are the sternwheeler Loucinda and the wrecked steamer City of Louisville. (Keith Norrington… Read More
The ice at Cincinnati in 1918. The disastrous winter exactly 100 years ago was a perfect storm involving weather, politics and war. Nowhere in the United States was… Read More
The packet Ben Hur at the Powhatan Point, Ohio, landing. (Keith Norrington collection) The sternwheel packet Ben Hur was built by the Knox Boat Yard at Harmar (Marietta), Ohio,… Read More
Job seekers with skills in welding, ship-fitting, construction, mechanics and marine electronics got a New Year’s present from The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard. The… Read More
