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The Waterways Journal Weekly is the news journal of record for the towing and barge industry on the inland waterways of the United States, chiefly the watershed of the Mississippi River and its tributaries and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Known as “The Riverman’s Bible,” the periodical has published continuously from St. Louis, Missouri, since 1887. Published by Nelson Spencer Jr., it is the only American maritime publication that focuses exclusively on the inland waterways of the United States, and one of the few remaining family-owned, advertiser-supported trade weeklies of any description. ==Features== One of the magazine’s most popular features is a river-history column called the Old Boat Column that runs each week, generally on the third to last page. Written and edited by River Hall of Fame recipient and boat architect Alan L. Bates for many years until his death on New Year's Day, 2012, the Old Boat Column is of particular interest to non-specialist readers with a general interest in the history of the inland waterways. It is currently written by Keith Norrington, director/curator of the Howard Steamboat Museum in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Before Bates, the column was written for decades by James V. Swift (1916–2002) who worked for 'The Waterways Journal in various capacities for 60 years. The publication’s wide-ranging news articles provide a window into the people and technology behind a thriving major sector of industrial transport in the United States. Topics covered include towboat launches and christenings, inland shipyards, lock and dam construction, marine salvage, admiralty law, the Army Corps of Engineers, dredging news, inland ports and terminals, barge and towboat construction and launches, new technology relating to towboats, and regulations of the U.S. Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal agencies that affect inland waterways commerce, as well as news about major commodities that travel the waterways, such as grain, coal, steel and fertilizer. The Waterways Journal also closely covers the actions of organizations that support waterways interests, including the (Waterways Council Inc. ) (WCI), the American Waterways Operators (AWO), (National Waterways Conference ), (Inland Rivers Ports and Terminals ), and the (Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association ) (GICA). Editorials in the journal often address federal, state and local regulation as they relate to the rivers and waterways and those who use them for transport. The (Herman T. Pott National Inland Waterways Library ), housed at the University of Missouri at St. Louis, is developing a (keyword-searchable archive ) of past Waterways Journal issues. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Waterways Journal Weekly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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