A new statistical port on the Ohio River has gained approval and is likely to become the largest inland port by freight tonnage. Supporters have been working on the plan… Read More
Archive: 2021
Long before European settlers arrived on the Columbia and Snake rivers, the waterways were important transportation corridors for the native peoples. When the Lewis and Clark expedition traveled down the… Read More
Humid temperatures in the 90s didn’t stop a crowd of about 100 people from attending a long-delayed double towboat christening June 12 in Evansville, a small town on the Kaskaskia… Read More
For the fourth 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
1n 1808, Thomas Jefferson’s secretary of the treasury, Swiss-born Albert Gallatin, laid out an ambitious plan to the U.S. Senate for U.S. transportation improvements that astonished contemporaries—what we would today… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Members of a key House panel took turns pressing maritime commissioners on shipping container shortages and other disruptions to the nation’s maritime supply chain. “Carriers have often chosen to… Read More
In the latest sign that the COVID-19 pandemic is easing as vaccination spreads, the U.S. Coast Guard, pursuant to an updated Centers for Disease Control policy announced June 10, is… Read More
The Panama Canal Authority announced April 26 it has launched a process of decarbonizing its operations, with the goal of becoming carbon-neutral by 2030. “We at the Panama Canal are… Read More
The fractured Memphis, Tenn., bridge carrying Interstate 40 over the Mississippi River could be repaired without placing equipment in the river, avoiding possible river closures, transportation officials believe. Coast Guard… Read More
A Canadian company that makes “green” fertilizer out of municipal treated water streams says it is increasing its investment in the St. Louis area. On November 3, 2020, Ostara Nutrients… Read More
