The Waterways Journal

For the seventh 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

While Dravo had its innovative new diesel prop boats—such as the Wm. Penn and Ductillite—on the drawing boards, the Inland Waterways Corporation (IWC) was engaged in having three prop towboats… Read More

By Ken Eriksen Towboats are the workhorses of the inland river industry operating on the Mississippi River and its connecting tributaries. They come in all dimensions and horsepower capabilities for… Read More

Three years after the passage and signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), most of its funding is still unspent, and the inland industry “remain[s] frustrated with the… Read More

A contractor for the Pittsburgh Engineer District blasted away the first portion of the Monongahela Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pa., about 7 p.m. on July 10. The explosive demolition, which… Read More

The Senate on July 31 confirmed Army Maj. Gen. William H. “Butch” Graham Jr. as the next chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read More

After four years as executive director of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority, Tim Cahill is announcing his retirement. Cahill, 67, intends to stay on until the port authority’s board selects… Read More

Industry Terminal & Salvage Company’s purchase of a new railyard means new opportunities for its barge customers. The company purchased the former Mol-Dok in Leetsdale, Pa., in May following its… Read More

The Tennessee and Arkansas departments of transportation have jointly secured $393 million in federal funds to build a new Interstate 55 Bridge over the Mississippi River at Memphis, to be… Read More