Earning a towboat captain’s license is a career landmark. It follows years of experience and study, resulting in a high-paying job with regular time off. Many towboat captains are… Read More
The Waterways Journal
In 2025, the U.S. Maritime Administration released its survey of “Major U.S. Private Shipbuilding and Repair Facilities.” It listed 269 “small- and medium-sized” shipyards and repair yards, 45 described… Read More
Crounse Corporation, based in Paducah, Ky., has taken delivery of a hopper barge that honors the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The barge, built… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has reported that Delfin Midstream has reached its final investment decision to spend $5 billion to create the nation’s first floating LNG export… Read More
With more than a century of service, Primrose Oil Company is well known to many customers throughout the United States, but the company is looking to expand its presence… Read More
Terral RiverService, Inc., headquartered at Lake Providence, La., and with roots stretching back to 1946, has announced the construction of two new towboats. “The new vessels… Read More
The city of Pensacola, Fla., announced June 22 that it has earned the second of three approvals from the Triumph Gulf Coast board of directors needed to finalize a… Read More
One of the growing companies operating on the inland rivers today is Hines Furlong Line, which traces its history back some five generations to Capt. Richard T. Williams, who… Read More
Top leaders of a key House committee released a bipartisan Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026 that will help keep intact their record of enacting a WRDA every… Read More
The Mid TN Riverport, part of a public-private partnership between the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) and Ingram Marine Group, is expected to open in December. The… Read More
