Shamrock Marine LLC, a provider of warehousing and vessel transport of groceries, supplies, filters, palletized cargoes and personnel to towboats and oceangoing ships midstream, has built a reputation for speed… 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.
If the U.S. inland waterways system has a hub, Paducah, Ky. is it. Sitting near the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers, just south of the Cumberland River’s confluence… Read More
The “40 Under 40” award was conceived for the 5th annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to highlight some of the industry’s future leaders. All award winners were nominated by various… Read More
Towboat mariners in the New Orleans area are familiar with the Harvey Canal Lock. It’s that creaky 84-year-old lock that’s barely big enough for three 195- by 35-foot barges plus… Read More
Pirogues replaced pushboats on a stretch of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway July 21 when the Town of Jean Lafitte, La., hosted the Jean Lafitte Pirogue Races—also called the Battle for… Read More
From 1918—when P.H. Batten introduced the twin disc farm tractor clutch in Racine, Wis.—to 2018, with subsidiaries all around the world, Twin Disc has grown into a global leader in… Read More
Ask any educator and he or she will affirm that the summer slide, defined as the loss of knowledge that takes place over the summer break, is real. That loss… Read More
Friends and family gathered July 25 at the InterContinental New Orleans Hotel to celebrate the 2018 recipient of the C. Alvin Bertel Award: William T. “Bill” Bergeron, renowned ship and… Read More
The “40 Under 40” award was conceived for the 5th annual Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to highlight some of the industry’s future leaders. All 40 award winners were nominated by… Read More
Twenty-five years ago this week, the Mississippi River reached its highest point in recorded history on the St. Louis gage. With the river only a few feet below the top… Read More
