The mv. Ms. Nancy C, owned by Choctaw Transportation Company, sank March 6 in Everett Lake near Dyersburg, Tenn. Everett Lake is a back channel connected to the Lower Mississippi… Read More
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An administrative law judge of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has vacated penalties against Trinity Marine Products Inc. from inspections dating to 2015, saying regulators had failed to… Read More
Born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio, William “Bill” Kline has spent most of his life serving the maritime industry in one way or another. Sworn in to the Coast… Read More
As this issue of The Waterways Journal was going to press, two tows totaling 30 barges were moving military equipment from Clarksville, Tenn., to Alexandria, La. Such… Read More
A total of 780 military vehicles on 30 barges pushed by two towboats and an assist boat departed Fort Campbell, located at Clarksville, Tenn., February 12. The assortment of… Read More
The 8,000 hp. mv. Ron Hunter is the flagship of the Hunter Marine fleet. Hunter Marine Transport Inc. and Hines Furlong Line Inc., both of Nashville, Tenn., announced… Read More
Containers will be key to continued growth of the port. (Photo courtesy of Port of New Orleans) For the Port of New Orleans, 2017 was a year of… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River, Memphis Police Department and Harbor Patrol and the Shelby County (Tenn.) Sheriff’s Office responded to a mayday call just after 11:40… Read More
By John Woolard Due to gross excess capacity, U.S. inland barge operators are experiencing an industry-wide “perfect storm” resulting in diminishing volume per barge, a 40 percent decline… Read More
Capt. James Lee “Jim” Robinson, 75, of Savannah, Tenn., died October 29. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a towboat captain for Tennessee Valley Towing. Read More
