Ingram Barge makes $1 million gift to SCI’s Ministry on the River
Ingram Barge Company has made a $1 million gift to the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) in support of its Ministry on the River campaign. With a fleet of over 140 towboats, 4,000
Inland
VIDEO: Viking Mississippi river cruise ship makes its debut
Viking River Cruises’ much-anticipated Jones Act compliant river cruise ship Viking Mississippi is currently on its inaugural cruise and attracting much local media attention along the way. Floated out from Edison Chouest
Company with core fleet of ex-Bouchard vessels marks hiring milestone
Jones Act tug and barge operator Rose Cay Maritime (RCM) has announced its 100th hire, even before celebrating its first anniversary. The company is backed by Rose Cay, an investment company that
ERL’s EverGreen Seal gets AWO safety award
The American Waterways Operators reports that its Tankering & Barge Operations Subcommittee has presented AWO affiliate member ERL Inc. with the panel’s third annual safety award. The award was given to ERL
Callan Marine promotes two
Galveston, Texas, headquartered dredging and marine construction specialist Callan Marine, Ltd. has promoted Chris Dearing to vice president of engineering and production and Oliver Jones to vice president. Dearing has extensive experience
CMT to provide Mississippi port barge fleeting and shifting services
Effective September 1, 2022, Cooper Marine & Timberlands (CMT) will serve as the exclusive barge fleeting and shifting service provider for the Yellow Creek State Inland Port (YCP), located in Iuka, Miss.,
Silt build up closes Jerry F. Costello Lock
The St. Louis Engineer District reports that the Jerry F. Costello Lock closed to traffic on August 19 when it could no longer close its downstream miter gates due to silt and
Port of South Louisiana dedicates two cranes for Globalplex dock
Last week, the Port of South Louisiana officially dedicated and named its two Konecranes Gottwald Model 6 Portal Harbor Cranes for its public facility, the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal Dock along the Mississippi
$27 million contract awarded to repair Missouri River navigation structures
Midwest Construction Company, Nebraska City, Neb., was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make repairs to river training structures on the Missouri River on August 16. The
Inland Waterways: Yesterday’s price is not today’s price
By Tracy Zea, WCI President and CEO Anyone who’s shopped for groceries, dined at restaurants, paid rent or pretty much purchased anything these past months knows we are facing economic challenges unprecedented