The Port of Iberia, located north of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) along the central Louisiana coast, is soliciting bids for the Acadiana to the Gulf of Mexico Access Channel… Read More
Archive: 2021
A Pennsylvania senator is using congressionally directed spending to include $21.5 million for the Upper Ohio Navigation System project in the fiscal year 2022 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Read More
Conrad Industries Inc., Morgan City, La., reported August 16 that its second-quarter net income was $8.6 million, or $1.71 per share. That compares with net income of $482,000 or $0.10… Read More
The 81st annual meeting of the Sons & Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen will be held September 17–18 at the Lafayette Hotel, Marietta, Ohio. The event will include a moonlight cruise… Read More
Thomas W. Hines Jr., 78, of Phoenix, Ariz., died July 31 after a lengthy battle with a massive stroke and heart attack. He started working in the Hines engine repair… Read More
Recent acquisitions to the writer’s collection of regional river memorabilia are a post card and freight bill from the steamer Falls City. Built in 1898 at Cincinnati for the Kentucky… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The House is expected to interrupt its traditional August break to take up a trillion-dollar traditional infrastructure bill and a budget framework for a $3.5 trillion human infrastructure package. Read More
Few people know that the Coast Guard has a long and storied history in codebreaking and counter-espionage. The 2017 book The Woman Who Smashed Codes, by journalist Jason Fagone, tells… Read More
The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport is undergoing a revitalization, increasing its throughput, landing new projects and seeking to expand its bulk product-handling capacity. Executive director Tim Cahill said the port, located… Read More
Recently retired Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Nadeau spoke with The Waterways Journal, reflecting on his experiences as commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, often known as District 8… Read More
