After 14 years at the helm of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA), Larry Merrihew has retired as president of the organization, effective August 1. And yet association members and waterway… Read More
Archive: 2021
Friends, family members and colleagues of Jared Phillips, director of business operations at Parker Towing Company, gathered at the company’s dock on the right descending bank of the Black Warrior… Read More
A 15-minute trip across the Mississippi River on the Dorena-Hickman Ferry is also in many ways a trip back in time. The ferry at Mississippi River Mile 922.0 has hauled… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council held its 39th annual conference August 11–13 in Point Clear, Ala., on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. More than 275 registrants and guests attended… Read More
Before the grand opening of the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge, spanning the Ohio River between Louisville, Ky., and Jeffersonville, Ind., numerous ferries were in operation over many decades. The… Read More
The University of New Orleans (UNO) has announced that longtime Louisiana shipbuilder Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger has pledged $3 million to the university’s School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Read More
The National Waterways Foundation (NWF) announced August 11 that it has commissioned and released waterways profiles for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority announced August 12 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC to convert Howard’s Javelina refinery services facility… Read More
Frank J. Beelman Jr., CEO of Beelman Truck Company, East St. Louis, Ill., a 770-truck dry bulk transporter that has maintained a presence on the Mississippi River at St. Louis… Read More
The PIANC Permanent Task Group on Climate Change will present a panel discussion August 26 on resilience in the marine transportation system. “As new challenges unfold it is becoming even… Read More
