Deb Calhoon TV interview on Mississippi River low water levels

Mississippi River water levels: The drought goes on

American Commercial Barge Line reports that river levels continue to fall on the Mississippi River with severe impacts to navigation not seen since 1988. “Industry is incurring catastrophic impacts to boat capacity,

crane barge will be built at Brady Island shipyard

Corps awards Southwest Shipyard $11.4 million crane barge contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District in concert with the Philadelphia District and the Corps’ Marine Design Center have awarded Southwest Shipyard LP of Houston a $11.4 million contractfor a

260 jobs created with new $35 million facility in Henderson County

Late last month, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced new job creation within the state’s coal industry as River View Coal LLC, which operates an underground coal mine in Union County, will expand

boat after engine room fire

NTSB reports on $1.8 million towboat engineroom fire

A missing retaining ring and mounting bracket on the port main diesel engine led to an engineroom fire on a towboat near Belleview, Ky., the National Transportation Safety Board​ (NTSB) says. ​The

Parker Towing acquires General Marine Services

Parker Towing Company, an Alabama-based maritime transportation company, announced today it has acquired General Marine Services (GMS), a Baton Rouge-based tank barge operator. The acquisition of GMS expands Parker Towing’s current tank

historic low water on inland rivers

Update on historically low river conditions

As the historically low water situation on America’s inland rivers continue to impact river shipping and farmers, dredging operations are underway to help combat the deteriorating river conditions. The Ohio River closed

Mississippi River low water levels continue to be of concern

Historic low-water conditions continue to impact Mississippi River traffic

An update to this story can be found here. Impacts to navigation not seen since 1988 continue as low Mississippi River water levels linger. These impacts include barge groundings, lock closures and

WIMOs founder starts up diverse maritime recruitment agency 

Kasey Eckstein, founder and executive director of Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs), is a name that the inland maritime industry knows well, and now she has started a new company aimed at

Legendary Louisiana shipyard reopens as Avondale Global Gateway

T. Parker Host (Host) today announced the grand opening of the former Avondale Shipyards as Avondale Global Gateway. The former shipyard has been transformed during the past four years since its acquisition

Waterways Commerce Cutters

Birdon America wins Waterways Commerce Cutters contract

The Coast Guard has awarded Denver-based Birdon America, Inc. a subsidiary of Australia’s Birdon Pty Ltd, a contract for the detail design and construction of its Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) program’s river

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