John W. Stone Oil Distributor, a family-owned New Orleans-based supplier of fuels, lubricants, specialty chemicals and fresh water for the offshore, coastal and inland markets, recently took delivery of a… Read More
The Waterways Journal
Upper Mississippi Lock 25 reopened December 18, four days after an unscheduled closure, thanks in part to fortuitously placed repair crews and forethought in retaining a previously replaced component. An… Read More
The year 2024 was a momentous one for the waterways industry. A long drought that reduced drafts and cargoes moderated—with a devastating hurricane helping to restore water levels at a… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Key lawmakers announced a final agreement on a much-anticipated Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 that authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works program to improve… Read More
The announcement of the finalized and reconciled Water Resources Development Act moving out of committee and the subsequent approval of the full House of Representatives on December 10 was welcome… Read More
The St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Company began in 1933 as a partnership involving Herman Pott, Everett Enslin and R.C. Bradshaw. The shipyard was on the site of the Rohan… Read More
New Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority Executive Director Jim Garrett has lots of familiarity with both the river industry and the community. Garrett, 59, spent most of his years in the… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Highway Administration (MarAd) awarded $4.85 million in Marine Highway Program grants December 3 to five projects. Marine Highway grants aim to expand the use… Read More
Ninety percent of the world’s cargo is carried by water. Just as marine transportation often goes unseen, so too maritime law can be invisible to those not directly involved with… Read More
Connor Naes, the son of North American Marine Consultants (NAMC) vice president Nora Naes and grandson of NAMC president and co-founder Jim “Pritch” Pritchard, graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard… Read More
