In 1933, the Inland Waterways Corporation (IWC) had two diesel-powered twin-screw towboats built by Midland Barge Company, Midland, Pa. These were the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Tom Sawyer. In 1938-39,… Read More
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Marine Compliance Alliance (MCA) members learned about best practices and lessons learned February 8 during the organization’s strategic regional luncheon in Paducah, Ky. Mark Sawyer, executive director, gave a brief… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Biden administration said it “strongly opposes” passage of a House bill targeting its pause on pending applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries. Read More
Named in memory of a longtime friend, Osage Marine Services welcomed the mv. Capt. Mike Rushing into its fleet February 2 in a christening ceremony in St. Louis harbor. The… Read More
The National Waterways Foundation (NWF) has released updated waterways profiles for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West… Read More
Mike Marshall grew up in New Orleans, the son of a U.S. Marshal. His next-door neighbor was the president of Electro-Coal Transfer Corporation, and over the years, the two fathers… Read More
Capt. Corey Moorer has always been interested in spending time on the water. As a youth, he fished, went shrimping with his dad, water skied and even had a surfboard. Read More
Jared Lay, captain aboard Marquette Transportation’s mv. St. Simon, loves everything about being a towboat captain: the hard work, his crew mates, the craft of safely maneuvering a tow down… Read More
“My grandmother had 19 kids, and 12 of them were boys. They all ran tugboats, including my father. All my uncles ran boats, and some of them still do.” To… Read More
Described as “a true asset to the company” by vessel manager Ed Eichhorn of C&B Marine, Covington, Ky., is one of C&B Marine’s lead captains, Capt. Dan Yauch. “His experience… Read More