On April 23, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R–PA) submitted a joint bipartisan letter to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R. D. James, requesting that beach nourishment… Read More
Pennsylvania
John’s Towing Service, Shippingport, Pa., has renamed and refurbished a towboat it bought recently from Murray American Transportation. The vessel came out of the shipyard new in 1973 as the… Read More
Imperial River Transport LLC, Imperial, Pa., has purchased the mv. L.C. Williams from Kirby Inland Marine LP, Houston, Texas, and renamed it the mv. Hailey Nicole. The… Read More
The incident command post Joint Information Center for the barge breakaways on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, Pa., and Moundsville, W.Va., was disestablished January 24. A unified command consisting of the… Read More
The Volcano undergoing repair after the 1927 fire. Note the painter lettering the name on the engineroom bulkhead. (Keith Norrington collection) The Volcano was… Read More
Corps and Coast Guard officials at Emsworth. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Engineer District) A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, the Pittsburgh Engineer District and river industry… Read More
Nine former Kirby Inland Marine towboats are towed to Pittsburgh by the mv. Capt. Robert G. Harrison. (Photo by C.R.Neale) The 15 towboats that Ohio… Read More
David Grapes is retiring from Patterson Company as its president after 36 years of service. David Grapes, who has led Patterson Company out of Pittsburgh, Pa., for 36… Read More
