The barge fleet is aging and shrinking. The total barge fleet contracted by about 1 percent during 2020, and the open fleet in particular is shrinking fast due to the… Read More
News
Recent inland waterways industry news, covering the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Tennessee River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and more. Articles on economic, environmental and logistic advantages of barge shipping, plus other stories pertaining to locks and dams and other waterway infrastructure.
Robert “Frank” Hollomon, Caruthersville, Mo., longtime marine insurance claims manager, died October 23. He was 73. He started his career in the river industry in 1980, working for Southern Towing… Read More
Bob Drake, 80, formerly of Maysville, Ky., died October 26 at Baptist Health Paducah. He worked for more than 40 years as an operations manager with Crounse Corporation…. This… Read More
Kirby Corporation announced a third-quarter net loss of $264.7 million or $4.41 per share October 28, although the bottom-line number was impacted by significant one-time items. Excluding the one-time items… Read More
Orion Group Holdings Inc. reported a net loss of $10.2 million ($0.33 diluted loss per share) for the third quarter. The operating loss was $8.7 million for the quarter, compared to operating… Read More
Peter Stephaich, chairman and CEO of Blue Danube Inc. and Campbell Transportation Company, and Joe Pyne, former CEO of Kirby Corporation, will each receive the National Rivers Hall of Fame… Read More
With the pumping out of enough water to fill 30 Olympic-size swimming pools, the riverside lock chamber at Charleroi on the Monongahela River has been dewatered, marking a major milestone… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden and top House Democrats pushed for a floor vote on a trillion-dollar traditional infrastructure bill that includes $17 billion for ports and waterways after Biden announced… Read More
A Marietta, Ohio, man was charged October 28 in connection with potential explosive devices found aboard three commercial tows between October 21 and October 26, the FBI confirmed. Nathaniel Blayn… Read More
The importance of the inland waterway system now and into the future was the focus of the annual Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT) conference October 18-21. Waterway, port… Read More
