The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the unified voice of more than 80 United States ports, released its 2024 Port and Maritime Industry Economic Contribution Report on October 16. Read More
The Waterways Journal
The previous installment of the Old Boat Column introduced the steamer Idlewild, built in Pittsburgh in 1914 by the James Rees & Sons Company for the West Memphis Packet Company. Read More
The Mississippi River Institute barge stands out against other river vessels with its yellow pencil and ruler spuds. This barge was constructed by Living Lands & Waters (LL&W), and it’s… Read More
Dive teams and remote-controlled vehicles have inspected the damage to both lower gates at Wilson Lock’s main chamber, and a team is on-site to begin slot repair work necessary before… Read More
Washington, D.C. — Duplicate merchant mariner credentials (MMCs) may be issued free of charge to replace those lost or destroyed because of Hurricane Helene, the National Maritime Center (NMC) announced. Read More
Ken Eriksen In the ever-evolving landscape of commodity supply chains, the dual threats of drought and flooding present significant challenges. Over the past month, I have spoken at… Read More
California Gov. Gavin Newsom defied a near-unanimous bipartisan majority in his state’ s legislature, as well as his state’s labor unions, to veto AB 1122, a prudent and reasonable fix… Read More
The James Rees and Sons Company of Pittsburgh began building river craft in the late 1870s. They turned out a wide range of vessels including packets, towboats, snag boats and… Read More
Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has announced it has been awarded a contract to build the U.S. Navy’s seventh Auxiliary Personnel Lighter-Small (APL 73) class berthing and messing barge. The contract award… Read More
New Orleans-based port chaplaincy organization Global Maritime Ministries (GMM) hosted its annual Lighthouse Gala September 19 at the Audubon Tea Room, a banquet hall adjoining the city’s Audubon Zoo. Global… Read More
