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Marine Compliance Alliance To Hold Annual Workshop

July 26, 2024

Marine Compliance Alliance will hold its third annual workshop August 6-8 at the Carson Center in Paducah, Ky. The workshop is geared toward inland marine compliance professionals and rotates each… Read More

Paducah Port Begins Major Refurbishment The new construction began with steel frame and canvas fabric tension roofs being installed on the existing foundations of two storage domes at the port. (Photo courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

The new construction began with steel frame and canvas fabric tension roofs being installed on the existing foundations of two storage domes at the port. (Photo courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority)

Paducah Port Begins Major Refurbishment

July 17, 2024

Work to revitalize the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s bulk yard through federal grant funding is underway, with several other grant projects in various stages also moving forward at the same… Read More

Paducah Port Update Includes Pending Expansion Funds Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Executive Director Tim Cahill addresses the Port of Paducah Propeller Club on April 10 at Walker Hall Events Center in Paducah, Ky. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Executive Director Tim Cahill addresses the Port of Paducah Propeller Club on April 10 at Walker Hall Events Center in Paducah, Ky. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Paducah Port Update Includes Pending Expansion Funds

April 12, 2024

Legislation passed by both houses of the Kentucky legislature and awaiting signature by Gov. Andy Beshear would help pay for an expansion of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority in Paducah,… Read More

Paducah Museum Debuts Renovated Delta Queen Model Richard Benson of Micro-IT works on the DQ model. (Photo courtesy of the Inland Waterways Museum)

Richard Benson of Micro-IT works on the DQ model. (Photo courtesy of the Inland Waterways Museum)

Paducah Museum Debuts Renovated Delta Queen Model

March 1, 2024

A $10,000, grant-funded refurbishment of the Inland Waterways Museum’s 9-foot model of the Delta Queen means visitors can once again see the paddlewheel turn and hear the sound of calliope… Read More

Marine Compliance Alliance Hosts Strategic Lunch In Paducah Jay Somero of Paducah Rigging talks to members of the Marine Compliance Alliance (MCA) about the importance of rigging training along with the vetting of rigging providers at February’s MCA meeting. (Photo by Patrice Hoffman)

Jay Somero of Paducah Rigging talks to members of the Marine Compliance Alliance (MCA) about the importance of rigging training along with the vetting of rigging providers at February’s MCA meeting. (Photo by Patrice Hoffman)

Marine Compliance Alliance Hosts Strategic Lunch In Paducah

February 20, 2024

Marine Compliance Alliance (MCA) members learned about best practices and lessons learned February 8 during the organization’s strategic regional luncheon in Paducah, Ky. Mark Sawyer, executive director, gave a brief… Read More

Ingram Barge Company Named Paducah Business Of Year (Left to right) Mike Yungmann, representing event sponsor Mercy Health; John Roberts, Ingram Barge Company president and CEO; Aaron Barrett, Ingram chief operations officer and great grandson of the founder; and 2023 Paducah Chamber Board Chair Brent Housman. (photo by Brad Rankin Photography and courtesy of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce)

(Left to right) Mike Yungmann, representing event sponsor Mercy Health; John Roberts, Ingram Barge Company president and CEO; Aaron Barrett, Ingram chief operations officer and great grandson of the founder; and 2023 Paducah Chamber Board Chair Brent Housman. (photo by Brad Rankin Photography and courtesy of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce)

Ingram Barge Company Named Paducah Business Of Year

February 2, 2024

Ingram Barge Company received the Business of the Year Award January 26 during the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s 85th Annual Dinner and Business Celebration. John Roberts, Ingram’s president and… Read More

Marquette Transportation Christens Mv. Cindy L. Erickson The 6,600 hp. mv. Cindy L. Erickson was built by C&C Marine & Repair. (Photo by Brad Rankin)

Marquette Transportation Christens Mv. Cindy L. Erickson

October 6, 2023

When Ray Eckstein founded Marquette Transportation Company in the late 1970s, his very first employee was his daughter, Cindy L. Erickson. Erickson grew up along the banks of the Mississippi… Read More

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