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Inspecting means different things to various people. According to Merriam-Webster, inspecting means “to view closely in critical appraisal or to examine officially.” Building, electrical and plumbing inspectors assure what is… Read More

Representatives from national publications and Chattanooga, Tenn., media outlets gathered at Chickamauga Lock at Mile 471 of the Tennessee River August 19 both to tour the old lock, which opened… Read More

Kirby Inland Marine (Kirby) christened the mv. Green Diamond, said to be the nation’s first hybrid-electric towboat, on August 25, 2023, in a festive ceremony at the company’s Old River… Read More

Forty-eight years ago, Royce Wilken, after graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in agricultural business, went to work for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). Over his first 19… Read More

Washington, D.C.—The National Maritime Center (NMC) announced it has established a centralized email inbox for receiving certain merchant mariner credential (MMC) applications to streamline that process and better manage the… Read More

Colton Broadway was 29 years old when he went to work as a deckhand for American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL). For Broadway, it wasn’t a “let’s see what happens” decision. Read More

When it comes to towboats and other watercraft, most crewmembers learn through any hands-on experience that comes their way. Tom Craig is one such engineer. It was by chance that… Read More

I handled crew and towboat operations at Madison Coal & Supply Company (MCS), now known as Amherst Madison, from 1990 until my retirement in 2023. Smitty was chief engineer of… Read More

When editor Frank McCormack approached me about writing a piece about my father, Edward “Smitty” Smith, for this edition of The Waterways Journal, I told him that I would have… Read More