Waterways Council Inc.’s 19th annual Waterways Symposium will be held for the first time in Paducah, Ky., on December 7-8. Keynote speakers will address such topics as the recent midterm… Read More
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Gathered around a map of the inland waterways of the United States, a four-person delegation from the German Ministry of Transport only had two words: “unbelievable” and “wow.” Another map… Read More
In the years 1867 and 1868, a tax was levied against the residents of Paducah, Ky., in order to satisfy a judgment obtained by the owners of the packet Sam… Read More
More than 150 juniors and seniors from five western Kentucky high schools had their chance to learn about the river industry at RiverWorks Discovery’s Who Works The Rivers event September… Read More
Long-distance paddler Neal Moore returned to Paducah, Ky., recently to speak about his 7,500-mile canoe trip in 2020-21 across 22 rivers from the West to East coasts. Ken Wheeler, retired… Read More
Dozens of people gathered September 12 at the riverfronts in Paducah and Smithland, Ky., watching as the 700-foot-long main span for a new bridge over the Cumberland River made a… Read More
Following the acquisition of property for a steel plate manufacturing plant, the Meade County (Ky.) Riverport Authority has dissolved. The riverport dissolved effective June 20, according to state records. Nucor… Read More
By Drew Byrne Steamboat historians can learn a lot from a trip to Louisville, Ky., and just across the river in Jeffersonville, Ind. My family traveled to the area on… Read More
Shippers and operators in need of vessel and fleet management services have a new option following the recent launch of Reliant Maritime Solutions LLC. The Paducah, Ky.-based company was founded… Read More
Local and state representatives from Kentucky and Indiana turned the first shovels of dirt June 22 for the new Interstate 69 bridge crossing the Ohio River between Henderson, Ky., and… Read More
