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Owensboro Riverport, Yager Marine Partner For Crane Barge Yager Marine was awarded the bid for a spud barge for a new material handler at the Owensboro (Ky.) Riverport Authority. This photo shows a deck barge currently under construction at Yager Marine. (Photo courtesy of Yager Marine)

Yager Marine was awarded the bid for a spud barge for a new material handler at the Owensboro (Ky.) Riverport Authority. This photo shows a deck barge currently under construction at Yager Marine. (Photo courtesy of Yager Marine)

Owensboro Riverport, Yager Marine Partner For Crane Barge

March 19, 2021

A Kentucky riverport and a marine construction firm based in the same town are working together on a project they hope leads to additional jobs and economic opportunities for their… Read More

Kentucky Provides Grants To River Ports

September 11, 2020

Five public Kentucky riverports have received $450,000 in state funds for critical repairs and equipment replacement, Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced September 8. The Kentucky Riverport Improvement grants are to… Read More

Owensboro Port Gets Grant To Expand Entry

April 17, 2019

The Owensboro (Ky.) Riverport Authority recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand the entry point leading to the port. Currently two lanes, the paved road… Read More

Tradition Revived With Whiskey Shipment By Barge Walter Tharp, president and founder of Cane Land Distilling Company. (Photo courtesy of Cane Land Distributing Company)

Walter Tharp, president and founder of Cane Land Distilling Company. (Photo courtesy of Cane Land Distributing Company)

Tradition Revived With Whiskey Shipment By Barge

February 6, 2017

For the first time in what is most likely a very long time, thousands of gallons of barreled whiskey is heading down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. Approximately 150… Read More