The Calhoun Ferry Company, which operates several ferries from Calhoun County, Ill.—a long, narrow peninsula located between the Illinois and Mississippi rivers—is having a busy summer. The Grafton Ferry, a… Read More
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Steiner Shipyard of Bayou la Batre, Ala., recently completed the mv. Grand Vic, a car and passenger ferry for service in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Its hull was originally built… Read More
VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., a company of Vision Technologies Systems Inc., announced August 13 the successful launch of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) ferry, the Powhatan. In… Read More
Rear Adm. David Callahan—a retired two star admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard, former commander of the Eighth District, and former commander of Air Station New Orleans and, in 2005,… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District announced August 17 it has awarded an emergency contract to Leawood, Kan.-based Massman Construction Company for repair work at Columbia Lock, located on the Ouachita River… Read More
The Port of Little Rock, Ark., continues to log strong tonnage numbers in 2018. The port reported a near-record month in June, with a total of 70,000 tons of cargo… Read More
American Cruise Lines (ACL) announced the debut this fall of the American Song, the first of five passenger vessels to be built in its Modern Riverboat series. The American Song… Read More
Evansville (Ind.) Marine Service recently bought two twin-screw towboats from Knight Manufacturing Corporation, Rosiclare, Ill. The fleeting and harbor service purchased the mvs. Samantha Ann and Kati M, both 55-foot,… Read More
The quest to increase the depth of the Mississippi River ship channel between Baton Rouge, La., and the Gulf of Mexico to 50 feet moved one step closer to reality… Read More
Gus Gaspardo is president of the Padelford Packet Boat Company, St. Paul, Minn., and 2018 president of the Passenger Vessel Association. Gaspardo has been chairman of PVA’s Regulatory Committee and… Read More
