On a small island on the western bank of the Upper Mississippi River, at Mile 535.5, about halfway between Davenport and Dubuque, sits the little town of Sabula, population about… Read More
Company News
Conrad Industries Inc., Morgan City, La., announced its 2023 financial results and backlog on April 1. The company reported a net loss of $27 million and loss per diluted share… Read More
American Cruise Lines has a bankruptcy court judge’s approval to buy the American Queen, American Empress, American Countess and American Duchess, according to a court filing. A document titled “Notice… Read More
Hines Furlong Line has become the first inland towing company to make high-speed internet from low-orbit satellites available to its entire fleet. Starlink Maritime is being installed on all 24… Read More
Ray County Stone operates a quarry about 25 miles east of Kansas City, Mo. To expand its river business, it recently built a barge docking area on the Missouri River… Read More
In the face of mounting scrutiny of its proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel recently said it plans no U.S. layoffs and wants to invest… Read More
• Anthony Barrois has joined NOLA Terminal as terminal manager for its flagship operations facility on the Mississippi River. Located in Plaquemines Parish, NOLA Terminal’s state-of-the-art facility will be the… Read More
“We have a cooler from 1953 that one of our customers sent back to us to have its tubes slightly straightened,” Sean Fernstrum, CEO of R. W. Fernstrum & Company,… Read More
• Joe Rella has been named president of St. Johns Shipbuilding, Palatka, Fla. Rella, who received his undergraduate degree in marine engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, in Kings… Read More
A heavy construction equipment sales and rental company located in the south Chicago area, 5R Enterprises LLC of Morris, Ill., serving Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana, has secured exclusive… Read More
