The Manitowoc 230-ton crane Brad Busatto purchased recently—as part of a derrick boat he is in the process of assembling—bears little resemblance to the one he manned as a high… Read More
Ohio River
The Louisville Engineer District is looking for a home for a historic, steam-powered maneuvering boat. LD 559 was put in service in 1938 as a maneuvering boat at Lock 52,… Read More
Floodwaters on the Ohio River dropped enough so a ferry connecting Kentucky and Illinois has been able to resume service. The Cave-in-Rock Ferry reopened at 6 a.m. April 1. It… Read More
Fountain Quail Energy Services LLC of Irving, Texas, plans to construct and operate a barge unloading facility along the Ohio River in Portland, Ohio. The company has requested Department of… Read More
The Olmsted Locks and Dam project has received a national award as one of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ top 10 outstanding engineering projects. Officials representing the Louisville Engineer… Read More
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
Ninety years after being built as homes for the men who maintained Ohio River Lock and Dam 51, four houses have a new purpose. The four lockmaster houses in Golconda,… Read More
The city of Wheeling, W.Va., plans to build a commercial boat dock for sternwheel cruises along the Ohio River. The dock is to be built in the Wheeling Island main… 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 U.S. Coast Guard is investigating after a towing vessel with 15 barges of coal hit an Ohio River bridge in northern Kentucky, west of Cincinnati. No damage was done… Read More
