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Capt. Ralph Morley “Tinker” Carson, 86, of Amherst, Va., died September 21 in Lynchburg, Va. He worked for Union Mechling and served as the original master on the 10,500 hp. Read More

Capt. Stanley Walter Silver, 80, of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., died in his home with family on September 6 after a period of illness. Silver retired after a 40-year career Ingram Barge/Materials… Read More

Capt. Archibald Finley Fraser Jr., 71, died August 31. He worked on the rivers for 47 years, starting at Helena, Ark., in 1974. He spent many of those years on… Read More

Monica Reinhardt has been named chief financial officer of Inland Marine Service (IMS), Hebron, Ky. She joined IMS in 2017 as the controller of the accounting team. Reinhardt has more… Read More

The American Equity Underwriters Inc. (AEU), the leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employers, has announced winners of the 2020 AEU Safety Awards. AEU, the program administrator for American… Read More

In March, hunting and conservation group Ducks Unlimited (DU) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), made up of the mayors of more… Read More

Ian-Conrad Bergan LLC, Pensacola, Fla., has announced a rebranding, new leadership and a new direction. Now called Bergan Marine Systems under new president and CEO Kyle Durden, the company will… Read More

September precipitation was once again below average in the Missouri River Basin, the Corps of Engineers reported October 12. September runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa… Read More

Continuing its missions of safety and education, the Waterways Association of Pittsburgh is offering a seminar on barge breakaways October 21 in Aliquippa, Pa. Registration is required no later than… Read More