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Paducah Propeller Club Honors Kent Furlong

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Paducah Propeller Club Honors Kent Furlong

June 7, 2021

As a fifth-generation mariner, Hines Furlong Line President and CEO Kent Furlong always wanted to work in the river industry. “My bedroom was decorated with barge industry flags,” he said. Read More

Icy Times Returneth On The River The steam towboat Ocoee and wharfboat after the 1936 ice gorge at Evansville, Ind. (Keith Norrington collection)

Icy Times Returneth On The River

February 22, 2021

After years of a relative respite from severe winters, it appears that icy times have returned. Unlike the Upper Mississippi River where, owing to ice harbors, coves and other safe… Read More