Profiles

At this year’s Inland Marine Expo (IMX), Frank Johnson will be the recipient of the annual IMX Achievement Award. Johnson is assistant vice president of vessel operations for Ingram Barge… Read More

Unlike many who choose a river career, Capt. Chris Snouffer had no family members on the rivers. In fact, he had no intention of working on the rivers at all… Read More

An avid golfer, Capt. Bryon Given applies the same work ethic to his job on the river as he does to his time on the golf course. His employer calls… Read More

(Click on image for full photo) “If you’re man enough to quit school, then you’re man enough to go to work.” Spoken by this father, these are the words Terry… Read More

(Click on image for full photo) To say Capt. Kenny Billiot Jr. is carrying on a family legacy at Wood Towing would be an understatement. When asked how many of… Read More

(Click on image for full photo) The second steamboat to carry the name Chris Greene—the first was destroyed by fire in 1922—played an important part in the early life of… Read More

Some people spend years or even decades in search of a calling or career that fulfills them. Others, though, find it at an early age, never look back and go… Read More

Capt. Brad Bond started out shipping on the rivers in 1979, ten days after he graduated from high school in Red Wing, Minn. “My brother worked for a company in… Read More

No sooner had this story—which is about two soon-to-retire rivermen who have spent their entire careers with the same company—started to take shape than it quickly doubled in scope. Two… Read More