The Dorena-Hickman Ferry crossing the Mississippi River closed at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 19, due to floodwaters once again covering the Kentucky landing. The ferry connects Ky. 1354 near Hickman,… Read More
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C&B Marine LLC of Covington, Ky., plans to build two new fleeting areas at its existing barge fleeting area along the Ohio River near Hebron, Ky. C&B currently is permitted… Read More
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. plans to construct a barge loading/unloading area at its existing facility along the Ohio River near Petersburg, Ky. The proposed project would be located along the… Read More
The spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in China is not having an effect on Kentucky’s exports of Asian carp, but it is preventing Chinese investors from visiting a fisheries… Read More
As the halfway point of the four-year Subchapter M phase-in period for certificates of inspection approaches, the U.S. Coast Guard is ramping up enforcement efforts, and others are planning for… Read More
Two western Kentucky ferry services have reopened as high water has receded. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry crossing the Mississippi River between Hickman, Ky., and Dorena, Mo., reopened at 3:30 p.m. March… Read More
“Having a Towing Safety Management System is no good unless you follow it.” Those words, or variants of them, have probably been spoken at every single meeting on Subchapter M… Read More
In a time where a lot of parts for U.S. products are made in China, Hong Kong or Taiwan, a five-person western Kentucky business is making marine, industrial and automotive… Read More
Dee Dee Whittaker brings to her new assignment handling Waterways Journal advertising accounts in the Southeast region a formidable background in sales. A Paducah native, Whittaker worked in Atlanta and… Read More
The Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) has increased staff and is employing innovative new methods to try to reduce the number of Asian carp already in the… Read More