Col. John L. Morrow, assumed command of the Corps' Memphis Engineer District, from outgoing commander, Col. Brian D. Sawser, during a change of command ceremony at the Crosstown Concourse Theater in Memphis, Tenn., July 11. 

Morrow takes command of Memphis Engineer District

With Mississippi Valley Division Commander and Mississippi River Commission President Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples presiding, incoming commander, Col. John L. Morrow, assumed command of the Corps’ Memphis Engineer District, from outgoing commander, Col.

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

Cell phone use and fatigue: $810K tow strike on moored barges

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an April 17, 2024, incident involving the 170-foot American Commercial Barge Line towboat William B Klunk. As in many other reports involving

Delta Launch Services boat

Delta Launch orders two high-speed launches from Gladding-Hearn

Delta Launch Services, a launch company operating on the Mississippi River, has ordered two of a new class of pilot boats from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. The Venice Class launches follow a

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear

$5.7M investment to boost Kentucky’s riverports

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced another $5.7 million Team Kentucky investment in 15 public riverport projects to enhance industry and support future expansion of the state’s waterways economy. “This investment is about

Ingram Marine Group held a special christening ceremony in Paducah, Ky., for the M/V Chuck A.J. Arnold and M/V John D. Roberts—both towboats.

Ingram Marine christens towboats in special ceremony 

On June 26, Nashville headquartered Ingram Marine Group held a christening ceremony in Paducah, Ky., for the M/V Chuck A.J. Arnold and M/V John D. Roberts—both towboats.   The M/V John D. Roberts is a 9,000 horsepower

Tom Frazier aground and listing to starboard on Feb. 11, 2024. [Photo: U.S. Coast Guard]

NTSB reports on $258K grounding of towboat Tom Frazier

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB} has issued its report on a Feb.10, 2024 incident in which the towboat Tom Frazier grounded near Portsmouth, Ohio. The towboat, built in 1979 by Jeffboat

West Gulf Marine acquisition

Canal Barge to be acquired by Marquette Transportation’s owner

Hanover, Md.-headquartered Redwood Holdings, a family-owned holding company that provides a permanent home for founder, family and management-owned businesses, has agreed to acquire New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company. This is Redwood’s second

The grain export facility at Ports of Indiana's Lake Michigan port.

Ports of Indiana taps Louis Dreyfus to reopen ag terminal

Ports of Indiana announced today that it has selected Louis Dreyfus Company, a global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, to operate the grain export facility at its Lake Michigan port. Considered one

The new 1,368 hp. Super Tiger workboat, M/V Miss Hazel.

New Serodino-built workboat features Mitsubishi S6R engines

Jack Tanner Towing Company, Havana, Ill., has added the newly constructed 1,368 hp. Super Tiger workboat, M/V Miss Hazel, to its fleet. Built by Serodino Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn., the vessel is

tug alongside the SunnaNvik

Great Lakes Towing tugs free trapped cement carrier Sunnanvik

When the 8,762 dwt Canadian-flagged cement carrier Sunnanvik became lodged in the narrow mouth of the Cuyahoga River early this past Friday morning, the Great Lakes Towing Company was swift to respond.

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