The Waterways Journal

10/15/2026

From the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes and beyond, brings together the people and businesses that keep commerce moving across America's waterways.

👷‍♂️ Who Should Attend?
•Commercial marine transportation providers — towboats, barges, ships and ferries
•Ports, terminals and stevedoring firms
• Fleeting and harbor service providers
• Shipyards, repair and new construction facilities
• Dredging companies and marine contractors
• Engineers, divers, surveyors and consultants
• Related government agencies

🇺🇸 Connecting professionals across America's waterways:
•Mississippi River System
• Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway
•Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
• Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
• Columbia–Snake River System

📅 May 11–13, 2027
📍 Music City Center | Nashville, TN

👉 Learn more and plan to attend: inlandmarineexpo.com

10/14/2026

The 2026 Photo Contest semi-finalists have been chosen across all three categories... and now it’s your turn to pick the winners! 🏆

Vote for your favorite photo in each category, People, Places, & Patriotism, and help choose the overall winner.

Voting opens today and closes October 19th at 11AM CST. Don’t miss your chance to help crown this year’s winners! Thanks Waterways Council, Inc. and The Waterways Journal for their partnership on this annual event!

Vote here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/uK45LPiwNr

10/11/2026

Built in 1927 for W.C. Kelly Barge Line, the Duncan Bruce featured twin diesel-driven sternwheels in an effort to improve maneuverability. The vessel later converted to twin propellers, survived a major fire and continued working on the inland rivers for decades. Capt. David Smith traces the towboat’s history in the latest Old Boat Column.

The Duncan Bruce’s history traces an innovative diesel sternwheel towboat through decades of service, mechanical challenges and eventual retirement.

10/09/2026

Canal Barge Company christened the Triton, a 400-foot deck barge built by Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La., on September 30. Built for offshore project work and oversized cargo movements, the barge features a uniform deck strength of 4,200 pounds per square foot and Conrad’s proprietary ring design.

Canal Barge Company christened the 400-foot Triton at Conrad Shipyard, expanding its capacity for offshore projects and oversized cargo movements.

10/09/2026

We are accepting photos through tonight!
weworkthewaterways.com/photo-contest

This year's annual photo contest with We Work The Waterways and Waterways Council, Inc. is closing tonight. Grab your camera and capture photos of the people, places and patriotism displayed every day on our nation’s rivers!

10/09/2026

Hurricane Isaias was nearing major hurricane strength the morning of October 9 and was expected to make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast later in the day or early October 10, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Read more: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2026/10/09/isaias-nears-major-hurricane-strength-as-sector-mobile-ports-close

10/07/2026

Check out the hustle and bustle of the Inland Marine Expo tradeshow floor!
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkdzPALs-Gk

returns to Music City Center in Nashville, May 11–13, 2027. Put your brand in the middle of the action by joining us as an exhibitor or sponsor.

Ready to showcase your brand? Contact Susie Jensen at [email protected] or visit inlandmarineexpo.com/exhibit to learn more.

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

10/05/2026

The fifth Inland River Seminar brought maritime attorneys, operators, judges and other industry professionals together Sept. 22 in St. Louis for discussions on hiring, drug testing, maritime injuries, the Rivers and Harbors Act and more.

The fifth Inland River Seminar in St. Louis brought maritime lawyers and industry operators together to discuss legal and safety issues.

10/04/2026

Before it became a haunted attraction, the Wakerobin served for decades as a U.S. Lighthouse Service tender and later as a U.S. Coast Guard vessel and Army Corps of Engineers craft.

The former Lighthouse Service tender Wakerobin served government agencies, private operators and eventually became a haunted attraction.

10/03/2026

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Louisville District has completed unscheduled repairs to the land-side chamber at Olmsted Locks and Dam. The project will include replacing miter gate anchor pins, changing hydraulic cylinders and dewatering the chamber to inspect and make structural repairs to the miter gates.

Repairs to Olmsted’s river-side lock chamber are scheduled as the Corps addresses miter gate and hydraulic equipment maintenance.