AWO applauds passage of NDAA
The American Waterways Operators has applauded the recent passage of H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021, noting that “for AWO and the
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BL Duke River Terminal prepares for Illinois Waterway reopening
The BL Duke River Terminal, a division of BL Duke, is planning to resume normally scheduled business as repairs to the Illinois Waterway near completion. Northbound traffic from the Port of New
Kinder Morgan reports third quarter results
In its just released third quarter report, pipeline giant and terminal operator Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI) reported third quarter net income of $455 million, compared to $506 million in the third
Tulsa Ports expands to second location
The Tulsa Ports (Okla.) announced September 24 that it has expanded to a second location in Inola, Okla. In 2019, the port acquired 2,000 acres in Inola as part of a historic
Bouchard Transportation: What went wrong?
A filing in the Bouchard Transportation Co. Chapter 11 bankruptcy case paints a sobering picture of how one of America’s longest established maritime companies found itself plunged into a liquidity crisis, falling
Q&A: John Eckstein, Executive Chairman of Marquette Transportation Company
After 30 years with Marquette Transportation Company, Paducah, Ky., John Eckstein has assumed the role of executive chairman of Marquette and transitioned his duties as CEO to the company’s president, Damon Judd. In this
Sea Machines to prototype use of barges as autonomous military helipads
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Boston headquartered Sea Machine Robotics a contract to enable autonomous, self-propelled operation of opportunistically available commercial ocean barges to land and
Farmer-owned coop to construct new Missouri River barge port
NEW Cooperative, a farmer-owned grain, agronomy, energy, and feed cooperative serving the western and northwest region of Iowa, has held a ground breaking ceremony for construction of a new port on the
Tugs, Towboats & Barges goes virtual this month
Marine Log’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges—TTB conference will go virtual this month on August 25 through 26. It will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon EST on both days. Marine Log has
Mike Ellis named American Commercial Barge Line CEO
American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) and its board of directors have named Mike Ellis, as the company’s new CEO and a member of its board of directors, effective August 17, 2020. The