Top Journalists in Lake and River Shipping
Nick Blenkey Marine Log
Senior Editorial Consultant and Web Editor at Marine Log; leads daily coverage including the Inland Marine newsletter with regular focus on river-barge and towing sectors. Specialties: Inland/coastal towboats and barges, shipyards, policy and technology across U.S. inland waterways.
Shelley Byrne The Waterways Journal
Ohio River Valley correspondent for The Waterways Journal; reports daily on inland marine operations and infrastructure along the Ohio and Mississippi systems. Specialties: Ohio River Valley, locks and dams, USACE projects, inland towing industry.
Capt. Richard Eberhardt The Waterways Journal
Veteran columnist and contributor to The Waterways Journal; writes on towing industry practice and culture for river professionals. Specialties: River industry commentary, towboat operations, safety and training on U.S. inland waterways.
Heather Ervin Marine Log
Editor-in-Chief at Marine Log; oversees editorial direction and launched the weekly Inland Marine newsletter focused on U.S. river-barge and towing sectors. Specialties: U.S. inland river sector, barge/towboat markets, ports and terminals, conference programming.
Tom Ewing Marine News (MarineLink)
Contributing writer to Marine News with a recurring inland waterways column covering policy, economics and infrastructure impacts on barge transportation. Specialties: U.S. inland waterways policy, National Waterways Foundation research, locks/USACE programs; frequent inland columns.
Pamela Glass WorkBoat
Washington correspondent for WorkBoat; covers Congressional and agency actions affecting inland towing, locks/dams and port infrastructure. Specialties: Federal policy/regulation (WRDA, USACE, MARAD), Coast Guard, Jones Act; inland waterways financing and governance.
Eric Haun WorkBoat (formerly Marine News)
Executive Editor at WorkBoat and former editor of Marine News; edits and reports across inland towing, shipyards and marine technology. Specialties: Commercial workboat industry including tugs/towboats, inland shipbuilding, equipment and safety.
Tim Henry Professional Mariner
Editor at Professional Mariner; leads coverage on safety, licensing and regulatory developments that affect inland river mariners and operators. Specialties: Mariner workforce, safety, regulatory trends and incidents across U.S. inland and coastal sectors.
Ken Hocke WorkBoat
Senior Editor at WorkBoat with decades of coverage across the inland and coastal workboat markets, including tugs and towboats. Specialties: Workboat equipment/engines, inland market trends, vendor and yard developments.
Christi Kleiner Great Lakes/Seaway Review
Editor of Great Lakes/Seaway Review; leads the system’s flagship trade magazine covering commercial shipping across the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway. Specialties: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway cargo trends, ports/terminals, Marine Highway, passenger/cruise on the Lakes.
Roger LeLievre Know Your Ships / BoatNerd
Editor and publisher of Know Your Ships and editor at BoatNerd; longstanding Great Lakes shipping journalist and author focused on lake freighters and Seaway movements. Specialties: Great Lakes freighters, Seaway traffic, fleet directories and annuals; community reporting via BoatNerd.
Frank McCormack The Waterways Journal
Editor of The Waterways Journal since July 2024; former Gulf Coast correspondent with deep sourcing across inland towing and barge markets. Specialties: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Mississippi River system, towing operations, ports, events and industry people.
Rich Miller Professional Mariner
Web Editor at Professional Mariner; curates and contributes news on marine casualties, regulatory actions and technology relevant to inland mariners. Specialties: Digital coverage of maritime safety, incidents and regulatory news affecting inland/coastal sectors.
Kirk Moore WorkBoat / National Fisherman
Contributing Editor to WorkBoat and Associate Editor at National Fisherman; long-time maritime reporter who frequently covers inland topics alongside coastal markets. Specialties: Workboat and energy beats, with reporting across tugs/towboats and inland infrastructure.
David Murray The Waterways Journal
Senior Staff Writer at The Waterways Journal; writes analysis and enterprise pieces on barge industry economics and river policy. Specialties: Inland river economics, public policy, editorials on waterways infrastructure and commodity flows.
Judith Powers The Waterways Journal
Contributor to The Waterways Journal; covers dredging and marine construction that shape channel reliability and river commerce. Specialties: Dredging, river engineering and construction impacting navigation and ports on the inland system.
Jim Ross The Waterways Journal
Longtime contributor to The Waterways Journal; reports on towboat operations, events and community milestones in the inland waterways. Specialties: Towboats and river industry news across the Ohio and Lower Mississippi; historical perspectives on the river trade.
Leo Ryan Maritime Magazine (Canada)
Editor of Maritime Magazine (Canada); widely recognized for authoritative coverage of the Canada–U.S. Great Lakes/St. Lawrence maritime corridor. Specialties: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence trade, ports and logistics, binational Seaway policy and market analysis.
Greg Trauthwein MarineLink / Maritime Reporter & Marine News
Publisher & Editorial Director at MarineLink/Maritime Reporter & Marine News; oversees coverage including inland towing and shipyard sectors. Specialties: Editorial direction across Marine News/Maritime Reporter with frequent focus on inland tugs, towboats, yards and equipment.
Jeff Yates The Waterways Journal
Contributor to The Waterways Journal and Inland River Record; provides authoritative fleet notes and community coverage for river professionals. Specialties: Towboat directories and fleet data, river operations community reporting.
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