For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
Features
Stories on some of the unique and colorful people who populate the barge industry. Human-interest articles on companies and individuals who make a difference in people’s lives, all while keeping the boats and barges moving.
It was always an ambitious idea. From the 1700s—when Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, traveled up the Tombigbee River and, reportedly, envisioned a waterway between Tennessee and… Read More
For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
Bill Holman didn’t need the words on the plaque at Lock 2 Park in Nashville, Tenn., to know its historical significance. Holman, 91, lived through it. “This means so much… Read More
My company, American Commercial Barge Line, pushes safety every day. Life jackets are a requirement for all barge line employees and maritime workers. Your life jackets must be U.S. Coast… Read More
For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
Capt. William R. “Dick” Boyd is retiring. Boyd has been the chief instructor for The River School, Memphis, Tenn., for more than 40 years, since shortly after it was founded… Read More
For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
Her first time to set foot on a towboat, which was working at a bridge construction site at the time, was marked by a gruffly spoken warning from the pilot:… Read More