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A Five Score And Ten Years Old Treasure One of the earliest known photos of the Idlewild after construction at the Rees shipyard. (Photo discovered by artist and model builder John Fryant)

One of the earliest known photos of the Idlewild after construction at the Rees shipyard. (Photo discovered by artist and model builder John Fryant)

A Five Score And Ten Years Old Treasure

October 11, 2024

The James Rees and Sons Company of Pittsburgh began building river craft in the late 1870s. They turned out a wide range of vessels including packets, towboats, snag boats and… Read More

Tow Sizes, Drafts Reduced As Lower Miss Falls The Dredge Hurley works earlier this summer near Baton Rouge, La. (Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Engineer District)

The Dredge Hurley works earlier this summer near Baton Rouge, La. (Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Engineer District)

Tow Sizes, Drafts Reduced As Lower Miss Falls

September 6, 2024

With draft and tow sizes already cut on the Lower Mississippi and little rain in the forecast, the inland navigation industry is preparing for a low-water season that could hit… Read More

Valley Gem To Launch Additional Passenger Cruise Vessel Publicity photo from Valley Gem Sternwheeler showing the recently added Major/Riviera on the left and the Valley Gem on the right.

Publicity photo from Valley Gem Sternwheeler showing the recently added Major/Riviera on the left and the Valley Gem on the right.

Valley Gem To Launch Additional Passenger Cruise Vessel

May 21, 2024

Valley Gem Sternwheeler will launch a second vessel into passenger service May 25 in Marietta, Ohio. The Major/Riviera is a combination unit made of the historic towboat Major and the… Read More

Ohio Grants Will Help Improve Community Waterfronts Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks to local media on May 6 after announcing a $152 million plan for riverfront developments and downtown revitalization as part of Ohio’s Wonderful Waterfronts Initiative. He announced the program at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 27 at Mile 301.0. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks to local media on May 6 after announcing a $152 million plan for riverfront developments and downtown revitalization as part of Ohio’s Wonderful Waterfronts Initiative. He announced the program at the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 27 at Mile 301.0. (Photo by Jim Ross)

Ohio Grants Will Help Improve Community Waterfronts

May 21, 2024

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine visited the park at the site of the former Ohio River Lock and Dam 27 on May 6 to announce the list of 19 communities that… Read More

Ohio Shipyard Increases Workforce, Begins New-Build Project The hull for a boat that will be used for a ferry on the Tennessee River is under construction in the fabrication shop at Sheridan Shipyard, South Point, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of McGinnis Inc.)

The hull for a boat that will be used for a ferry on the Tennessee River is under construction in the fabrication shop at Sheridan Shipyard, South Point, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of McGinnis Inc.)

Ohio Shipyard Increases Workforce, Begins New-Build Project

March 15, 2024

McGinnis Inc. has more than doubled its workforce at its Sheridan Shipyard in South Point, Ohio, with work underway on its first new-build project in four years. McGinnis parent company… Read More

Mountwest Maritime Academy Expands To Ohio Mountwest Maritime Academy cut the ribbon on its new facility at the Swiss Hills Innovation and Career Center in Woodsfield, Ohio. The main campus is in Huntington, W.Va. (Photo courtesy of Mountwest Maritime Academy.)

Mountwest Maritime Academy cut the ribbon on its new facility at the Swiss Hills Innovation and Career Center in Woodsfield, Ohio. The main campus is in Huntington, W.Va. (Photo courtesy of Mountwest Maritime Academy.)

Mountwest Maritime Academy Expands To Ohio

June 8, 2023

Mountwest Maritime Academy has opened a second training site, in Woodsfield, Ohio, with a plan to introduce both high school students and adults to the maritime industry. The new location… Read More

Obituary: Capt. Joseph Schaum

March 6, 2023

Capt. Joseph Schaum, 90, of Sardis, Ohio, died December 14, 2022, at the West Virginia University Medicine Wetzel County Hospital in New Martinsville, W.Va. He had a 50-year license from… Read More

Lawsuit Claims Ohio River Marina Is Operating Unauthorized Fleeting Service

December 6, 2022

An Ohio construction and asphalt company and related terminal are suing a fleeting service and marina, along with the Pittsburgh Engineer District, in a federal lawsuit that claims the fleeting… Read More

Ohio Village Evicts Historic Showboat Majestic

July 12, 2022

Leaders in New Richmond, Ohio, have given the owner of the historic showboat Majestic 90 days to remove it from the village’s riverfront or face fines of $100 per day. Read More

Redevelopment Company Purchases Shippingport Plant Site Drone photo shows the extensive river infrastructure at the former coal-fired power plant site in Shippingport, Pa., at Miles 33 and 34 on the Ohio River. It is one of two sites the Frontier Group of Companies purchased May 31 and plans to redevelop. The new name of the site is the Shippingport Industrial Park. (Photo courtesy of Frontier Group of Companies)

Drone photo shows the extensive river infrastructure at the former coal-fired power plant site in Shippingport, Pa., at Miles 33 and 34 on the Ohio River. It is one of two sites the Frontier Group of Companies purchased May 31 and plans to redevelop. The new name of the site is the Shippingport Industrial Park. (Photo courtesy of Frontier Group of Companies)

Redevelopment Company Purchases Shippingport Plant Site

June 10, 2022

Securing existing barge terminals for future transloading needs was a key part of the reason the Frontier Group of Companies (FGC) recently purchased two retired coal-fired power plants, including one… Read More