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Paducah, Ky., Doctor Named To Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

April 12, 2021

A Paducah, Ky., doctor who founded an occupational and corporate medicine practice whose clients include members of the inland navigation community has been appointed to the National Merchant Mariner Medical… Read More

Paducah Propeller Club Plans Golf Outing

March 13, 2021

The Port of Paducah (Ky.) Propeller Club will host its annual golf outing May 21 at Rolling Hills Country Club in Paducah. The golf scramble is for foursomes only and… Read More

Paducah Denied Dredging Permit, Plans To Reapply A sediment deposit in the Ohio River at Paducah, Ky., has been greatly exacerbated by prolonged high-water conditions the past three years, according to the city engineer. It has impeded one business’s ability to offload hot liquid asphalt and is now endangering the city’s newly built transient dock for visiting boaters. (Photo by Vick Patel, Paducah Drone)

A sediment deposit in the Ohio River at Paducah, Ky., has been greatly exacerbated by prolonged high-water conditions the past three years, according to the city engineer. It has impeded one business’s ability to offload hot liquid asphalt and is now endangering the city’s newly built transient dock for visiting boaters. (Photo by Vick Patel, Paducah Drone)

Paducah Denied Dredging Permit, Plans To Reapply

December 31, 2020

The city of Paducah (Ky.) expects to spend thousands of dollars soon to reapply for a permit for strategic dredging of a sediment deposit affecting a business’ offloading of liquid… Read More

Paducah Club Cancels Christmas Event

November 30, 2020

The Port of Paducah Propeller Club has canceled its 2020 River Industry Christmas Event due to COVID-19. “We held off our decision as long as possible in hopes of a… Read More

Canoeist Halfway Through Coast-To-Coast River Trip Neal Moore is traveling 22 rivers over the course of two years on his trip from the West Coast to the East Coast. Along the way he is gathering stories about what unites people together despite deep divisions, including those of American politics. Last week, as the nation went to the polls for the presidential election, he was halfway through his 7,500-mile journey. (Photo by Patrick Tenny)

Neal Moore is traveling 22 rivers over the course of two years on his trip from the West Coast to the East Coast. Along the way he is gathering stories about what unites people together despite deep divisions, including those of American politics. Last week, as the nation went to the polls for the presidential election, he was halfway through his 7,500-mile journey. (Photo by Patrick Tenny)

Canoeist Halfway Through Coast-To-Coast River Trip

November 6, 2020

A man canoeing the nation’s rivers from the Pacific to the Atlantic wants to share a story about how interconnected both they and the Americans living and working on them… Read More

Industry People On The Move: October 12, 2020

October 10, 2020

James “Jimmie” Garrett, long involved in the river industry, most recently as a river transportation management consultant, has joined Merrill Marine Services Inc., Fenton, Mo. He will be working out… Read More

Kentucky Provides Grants To River Ports

September 11, 2020

Five public Kentucky riverports have received $450,000 in state funds for critical repairs and equipment replacement, Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced September 8. The Kentucky Riverport Improvement grants are to… Read More

River Museums Weathering Coronavirus Pandemic Hardships Directional arrows guide the footsteps of a visitor at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium)

Directional arrows guide the footsteps of a visitor at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa. (Photo courtesy of National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium)

River Museums Weathering Coronavirus Pandemic Hardships

August 21, 2020

Although many of those who work on the river are considered essential workers, and shoreside businesses have begun to slowly reopen under various state guidelines, river museums are still seeing… Read More

Southern FS Opens Fertilizer Facility At Paducah Riverport Southern FH’s new fertilizer-handling facility at the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport includes five conveyor belts and 14 fertilizer bays, each of which hold 900 to 1,000 tons of fertilizer. The fertilizer arrives by barge and is then distributed by truck to 16 Southern FS locations. (Photo by Kyle Glisson/Southern FS)

Southern FH’s new fertilizer-handling facility at the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport includes five conveyor belts and 14 fertilizer bays, each of which hold 900 to 1,000 tons of fertilizer. The fertilizer arrives by barge and is then distributed by truck to 16 Southern FS locations. (Photo by Kyle Glisson/Southern FS)

Southern FS Opens Fertilizer Facility At Paducah Riverport

July 10, 2020

Southern FS, an agriculture, fuel and propane company, has opened a state-of-the-art fertilizer handling facility at the Paducah-McCracken County (Ky.) Riverport Authority’s bulk terminal complex. The 224- by 131-foot building… Read More

New Paducah Port Director Seeks Growth Opportunities

June 26, 2020

As the new executive director of the Paducah-McCracken County Port Authority in Paducah, Ky., Tim Cahill brings with him international experience, working around the globe for companies involved in commodities,… Read More