Paducah News - The Waterways Journal

Students Explore River Careers At Paducah’s Who Works The Rivers

September 18, 2023

Roughly 180 juniors and seniors from six area high schools participated in RiverWorks Discovery’s Who Works The Rivers on September 13 in Paducah, Ky. Students rotated among stations to explore… Read More

Paducah Port Goes Forward With $3.32 Million Grant For Bulk Yard Graphic shows planned improvements at the Port of Paducah as the result of a $3.32 million Port Infrastructure Development Program grant. (Graphic courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

Graphic shows planned improvements at the Port of Paducah as the result of a $3.32 million Port Infrastructure Development Program grant. (Graphic courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

Paducah Port Goes Forward With $3.32 Million Grant For Bulk Yard

September 15, 2023

The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority is moving forward with implementing a $3.32 million grant from U.S. Maritime Administration’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). MarAd announced the PIDP grant in December… Read More

SCI Hosts Suicide Prevention Training

September 11, 2023

Seamen’s Church Institute will host SafeTALK suicide prevention training October 26 at its Center for Maritime Education in Paducah, Ky. Training will take place from 8 a.m. to noon, with… Read More

Karl Senner Opens New Paducah Facility Karl Senner opened a new office in May on Cairo Road in Paducah, hosting an open house as part of the festivities. (Photo courtesy of Karl Senner)

Karl Senner opened a new office in May on Cairo Road in Paducah, hosting an open house as part of the festivities. (Photo courtesy of Karl Senner)

Karl Senner Opens New Paducah Facility

August 23, 2023

Karl Senner is expanding its existing footprint in Paducah, Ky., with a new office, warehouse and repair facility. The business is the exclusive factory-authorized sales and service provider for Reintjes… Read More

Paducah Museum Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Name Change Executive Director Polly Brasher speaking during the presentation. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Executive Director Polly Brasher speaking during the presentation. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Paducah Museum Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Name Change

August 22, 2023

The River Discovery Center in Paducah, Ky., is now the Inland Waterways Museum. As part of the museum’s 20th birthday celebration on August 14, staff announced the new name and… Read More

Paducah Area Leaders Eyeing Second Public Riverport

March 10, 2023

McCracken County, Ky., and its economic development partners have applied for a $3.5 million federal grant that would allow the development of a new public riverport on wooded property along… Read More

New Paducah Port Customer Barges In Raw Materials The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s 53-ton lift Comansa tower crane unloads a barge full of supersacks filled with raw materials for new customer PRCO America Inc. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s 53-ton lift Comansa tower crane unloads a barge full of supersacks filled with raw materials for new customer PRCO America Inc. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

New Paducah Port Customer Barges In Raw Materials

March 3, 2023

The Paducah-McCracken County (Ky.) Riverport Authority has its first new customer for its general cargo facility in years with PRCO America Inc., which has begun moving raw materials for refractory… Read More

Reshoring And The Inland Waterways WJ Editorial

Reshoring And The Inland Waterways

March 3, 2023

This week’s lead story is about the development of port facilities at the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority for a new customer, PRCO America Inc., bringing in materials for making refractory… Read More

Paducah Prepares For Dredging Project

January 9, 2023

Dredge America Inc. is staging equipment and supplies at the Ohio River Boat Launch in Paducah, Ky., in preparation to begin dredging the first week of March. The company will… Read More

‘Record-Breaking’ River Bell Awards Held In Paducah Jim Guidry addresses the audience after receiving the River Bell Award. (Photo by Brad Rankin, courtesy of Seamen's Church Institute)

Jim Guidry addresses the audience after receiving the River Bell Award. (Photo by Brad Rankin, courtesy of Seamen's Church Institute)

‘Record-Breaking’ River Bell Awards Held In Paducah

December 22, 2022

For the 22nd year, Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) welcomed members of the inland river transportation community for the River Bell Awards Luncheon. This year, the sold-out event was held immediately… Read More