Each February in the “Wheelhouse” special issue of The Waterways Journal, we feature profiles of some of the captains who helm commercial vessels on the waterways. We hope you’ll enjoy these… Read More
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The previous two columns have been about the original Ashland Oil & Refining Company (AO&R) towboat named Ashland going missing during a flood in December 1942 and January 1943. The… Read More
A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report dated January 14 determined the probable cause of a July 4, 2023, allision between the mv. Kitty’s lead barge and Algiers Lock, located… Read More
On February 5, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held its first hearing in the 119th Congress. The hearing continued the… Read More
The Kentucky Lock Addition Project near Grand Rivers, Ky., and the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tenn., both achieved major milestones in 2024, the Nashville Engineer District said. In… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi and its customers moved 206.5 million tons through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel in 2024, a new high mark driven by increases in crude oil… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company used a remotely controlled dredge to complete the cleanup of two wastewater pools recently for a large producer of transportation fuels. The company removed wastewater sludge from… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has released updates to the draft mitigation plans and design related to the ongoing Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock replacement general reevaluation report. The… Read More
In the last column, we began looking at a letter written by noted historian and author Capt. Frederick Way Jr. to M.C. Dupree, marine superintendent of Ashland Oil & Refining… Read More
While demolition of a former dam on the Monongahela River is complete, work to remove the locks is ongoing, and upstream low-water issues remain. A 300-foot navigation channel opened in… Read More
