Editor’s note: Keith Norrington is retiring as Old Boat columnist for The Waterways Journal after a decade of weekly articles. His final column will appear April 4; until then, we… Read More
St. Louis
The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois at downtown St. Louis reached a milestone September 17, with the first of three new trusses… Read More
Fred Weber Inc., a construction materials and services provider based in St. Louis, recently announced it has sold aggregates and asphalt assets to New Frontier Materials. These operations form the core… Read More
For the fourth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More
On June 29, a quiet ceremony marked the end of an era as Art Denkmann, 81, the last manual Mississippi River gage-reader, was presented with a certificate of appreciation by… Read More
Canadian agribusiness Richardson International Limited announced July 8 that its subsidiary, Richardson Oilseed (U.S.) Holdings Limited, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Italgrani USA Inc., the largest durum… Read More
This week, The Waterways Journal, which has published continuously from St. Louis, Mo., since 1887, continues its long association with the Gateway to the West—but from a new address. The… Read More
For the fourth year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders were honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions… Read More
A Canadian company that makes “green” fertilizer out of municipal treated water streams says it is increasing its investment in the St. Louis area. On November 3, 2020, Ostara Nutrients… Read More
One of the largest and most important rail-to-barge transloading facilities in mid-America is closing, another sign of the decline of the coal era in American power generation. Located north of… Read More
