The icy arctic temperatures that swept downward into the country’s midsection beginning February 8 were followed February 15 by more blasts of cold, this time accompanied by winter storms. A… Read More
St. Louis
During this final week of 2020, the Old Boat Column takes a fond look back 50 years to the summer of 1970, when the St. Louis levee was still a… Read More
Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., a fertilizer company based in Vancouver, Canada, announced November 3 that it has agreed to buy a granulation facility and terminal on the Mississippi River… Read More
By Mary Lamie St. Louis Regional Freightway We commend the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for announcing the first-ever National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP). We believe this historic initiative will… Read More
With Election Day approaching and campaigns heating up, the Old Boat Column this week features a steamboat named for a famous politician. Erastus Wells was born in 1823 at Sackets… Read More
This week, the Old Boat Column steps back five decades to August 1970. Prominently in the foreground of this aerial view of St. Louis is the sternwheel dredge Sainte Genevieve,… Read More
There was grand excitement along the St. Louis levee 150 years ago when the steamer Rob’t. E. Lee triumphantly arrived on July 4, 1870, hours ahead of the Natchez after… Read More
There were numerous ship chandleries along the waterways that provided all manner of supplies to riverboats. One of the best known on the Mississippi was the Eagle Boat Store on… Read More
For the third year, 40 of the industry’s future leaders will be honored at the Inland Marine Expo with the “40 Under 40” award, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding… Read More
The first all-virtual FreightWeekSTL event was held May 18–22 in St. Louis, packing in a convention’s worth of content into five days. This year’s event was originally to have been… Read More
