Indiana’s three ports generate $8.7 billion annually for the state’s economy and support more than 49,000 jobs statewide, according to a new study released by Ports of Indiana. Ports of… Read More
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Rainfall in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was above normal for the month of August, resulting in above-average runoff; however, due to drier-than-normal conditions in previous years,… Read More
Hurricane Idalia, the ninth named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall August 29 near Keaton Beach, Fla., in the state’s Big Bend area, with maximum sustained winds… Read More
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced $500,000 in grants to four Kentucky riverports on July 5. The grants are for infrastructure improvements and equipment upgrades. “An efficient transportation system in all… Read More
One of the panelists at the recently concluded seminar of the Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association spoke on one of the two cases involving maritime law that the Supreme… Read More
It can only be supposed that the attention generated by the success of the early Ward-built, prop-driven towboats commanded a lot of attention throughout the inland rivers. The Dravo Contracting… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) will hold its annual Maritime Training Benefit Luncheon on April 20 at the Marriott Marquis hotel in downtown Houston. The luncheon, which brings together the… Read More
Registration is available for the 10th Inland Marine Expo (IMX), to be held May 31–June 2 in Nashville, Tenn. The Inland Marine Expo (IMX) celebrates the important work being done… Read More
While news of vessels like the Coiner, which was detailed in the last column, was common in the issues of The Waterways Journal during 1935, there were also items dealing… Read More
Yazoo River Towing Inc., a Vicksburg, Miss.-based transporter of both dry and liquid products on the inland waterways, recently acquired a 6,140 hp. towboat, the mv. Steven J. Mason, from… Read More
