This past week marked 70 years since the steam sternwheel towboat W.P. Snyder Jr. arrived at Marietta, Ohio, under its own power, blowing the whistle and billowing coal smoke… Read More
The Waterways Journal
When speaking about navigating disruptions at the Smart Rivers conference September 8-12 in Memphis, Tenn., Dan Pallme was nearly within sight of his leading example. Pallme, intermodal director… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard announced September 12 it has awarded a blanket purchase agreement to Stealth Solutions Inc. to modernize the service’s Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) information technology system… Read More
New Orleans-based Blessey Marine Services held a christening ceremony September 4 for the mv. Capt. Jacob Garcia, named for a longtime captain who’s been with the company more than… Read More
Covington, La.-based Laborde Products has added Jones Diesel & Marine of Hastings, Fla., to its dealer network, thus expanding coverage along the east coast of Florida and the Intracoastal… Read More
The Alabama Port Authority has announced that John Driscoll, the port authority’s director and CEO since 2020, has retired. Driscoll announced his decision to retire at the port authority’s… Read More
On September 4, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the fiscal year 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act (H.R.4553) by a narrow, partisan 214-213… Read More
More than 300 people from six continents gathered September 8-12 in Memphis, Tenn., for Smart Rivers 2025, a conference bringing together the international community to share the latest innovations… Read More
By Shelley Byrne and Capt. David Smith Dry weather is causing low-water problems on both the Mississippi and Ohio river systems. Donnie Williams, co-chairman of the Lower Mississippi… Read More
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and state and local leaders August 28 to officially break ground on a new fertilizer distribution center… Read More
