Capt. Joy Manthey. A childhood passion turned into an esteemed career for Capt. Joy Manthey and made her a trailblazer for women in the towboat and barge industry. A young… Read More
Seamen’s Church Institute
The 23rd River Bell Awards Luncheon, benefiting the Seamen’s Church Institute, attracted a record crowd of nearly 600 people, raising more than $500,000, also a new record. The… Read More
On a chilly December evening in Baton Rouge, La., around 20 people gathered in the fellowship hall of Ingleside United Methodist Church to pack hundreds of boxes with knitted… Read More
A charity well known on the river is benefiting from the fact that the 2023 St. Louis Inland River Seminar was very well attended. The number of attendees… Read More
Seamen’s Church Institute will host the 37th River Bell Awards Luncheon on December 7 in Paducah. The awards luncheon will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read More
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… Read More
To wrap up the 10th annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX), held this year in Nashville, Tenn., Rev. Mark Nestlehutt, president and executive director of the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI),… Read More
The Rev. David Shirk, the Paducah, Ky.-based chaplain for Seamen’s Church Institute, was presented with a quilt from the Quilts of Valor Foundation, on May 20. The program honors… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) held its annual Maritime Training Benefit Luncheon April 20 in Houston to highlight and raise support for the organization’s Center for Maritime Education, which… Read More
It’s a well-established fact that the inland towboat and barge industry today is the most efficient and environmentally responsible way to transport bulk cargoes, from agriculture products to energy… Read More


