John Prine once sang about Mr. Peabody’s coal train hauling away “Paradise” down by the Green River in western Kentucky. Now, along the Green River, there is no more Peabody,… Read More
Kentucky
With coal shipments expected to decrease, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is studying how the state’s public riverports can capture new markets and boost the state’s economic development. Those efforts were… Read More
A Coast Guard change of command ceremony is a special and serious occasion, but as MSU Paducah Commander Luis Carmona stepped aside for incoming Commander Jennifer Andrew, there were also… Read More
J.F. Brennan Company has expanded its operations, opening a new Mid-South branch in Paducah, Ky. Brennan is a fourth-generation, family-owned marine construction firm headquartered in La Crosse, Wis., with additional… Read More
C&B Marine, a full-service marine company located in Covington, Ky., recently purchased the mv. Mike Bird from Kirby Inland Marine and renamed it the mv. Queen City. The 102-foot, twin-screw… Read More
Castlen Steel and American River Transportation Company (ARTCO) are partnering for barge fleeting and cleaning to serve the Owensboro, Ky., and Rockport, Ind., areas and expect to operate a new… Read More
Crounse Corporation, headquartered in Paducah, Ky., recently took delivery of the mv. Sandra Holt, one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly marine vessels operating on the inland waterway system. Read More
The Memphis Engineer District expects to complete a levee system along the Mississippi River in far western Kentucky and northwest Tennessee within in a little more than two years as… Read More
Search teams have covered more than 60 miles of the Ohio River looking for a missing man and woman following an accident between a commercial tow and a small pleasure… Read More
W.A. “Peanut” Hollinger, a much-storied entrepreneur from Paducah, Ky., and Eustis, Fla., who had been involved in almost every aspect of the river business at one time or another during… Read More
