When leaders of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) talk about their journey with the organization, it’s clear the growth and development of the organization has been forged in fire. President… Read More
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The 2023 Rail & Maritime Summit, an annual event held this year on June 13 that features distinguished professionals from the rail and maritime sectors, presented its Diolkos Award to… Read More
The National Waterways Foundation elected officers and trustees at its December 6 meeting in Paducah, Ky. Trustees re-elected were Cherrie Felder, Channel Shipyard Companies; Peter H. Stephaich, Campbell Transportation Company;… Read More
The maritime industry and its role in the transport of oil, gas and agriculture products as well as the long-desired “energy transition” were major topics of discussion at the New… Read More
PT-305, a “patrol torpedo” built by Higgins Industries in New Orleans that served in the European theater of World War II from 1944 to the end of the war, has… Read More
New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company (CBC) has put into service the second of two towboats built by Steiner Construction Company, located in Bayou La Batre, Ala. Named mv. Lizzie Lane… Read More
In a ceremony that paid tribute to mariners as the essential workers who kept freight moving throughout a global pandemic along with the recognized honorees, the Seamen’s Church Institute held… Read More
Recently retired Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Nadeau spoke with The Waterways Journal, reflecting on his experiences as commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, often known as District 8… Read More
Panelists discussed the “State of the Industry In A COVID-19 World and Beyond” to open the day September 30 at the virtual Inland Marine Expo, presented by The Waterways Journal. Read More
Canal Barge Company (CBC), a New Orleans-based marine transportation company founded in 1933, is adding three new towboats to its fleet that already numbers 48 vessels strong, including its subsidiary… Read More
