On April 23, U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R–PA) submitted a joint bipartisan letter to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R. D. James, requesting that beach nourishment… Read More
Pennsylvania
John’s Towing Service, Shippingport, Pa., has renamed and refurbished a towboat it bought recently from Murray American Transportation. The vessel came out of the shipyard new in 1973 as the… Read More
Imperial River Transport LLC, Imperial, Pa., has purchased the mv. L.C. Williams from Kirby Inland Marine LP, Houston, Texas, and renamed it the mv. Hailey Nicole. The 105-foot, 3,050 hp. Read More
The incident command post Joint Information Center for the barge breakaways on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, Pa., and Moundsville, W.Va., was disestablished January 24. A unified command consisting of the Coast… Read More
The Volcano was built at Dravosburg, Pa., in 1916. Constructed on a wooden hull that measured 126.5 in length by 25.8 feet in width, the towboat was owned by the… Read More
A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, the Pittsburgh Engineer District and river industry partners continued its response to barge breakaways last week on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, Pa., and… Read More
Nine former Kirby Inland Marine towboats are towed to Pittsburgh by the mv. Capt. Robert G. Harrison. (Photo by C.R.Neale) The 15 towboats that Ohio River Salvage Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.,… Read More
David Grapes, who has led Patterson Company out of Pittsburgh, Pa., for 36 years, is retiring. His service to the company extends beyond those 36 years, though, and will continue… Read More
