CF Industries Blue Point LLC has filed a permit application with the New Orleans Engineer District for an industrial blue ammonia facility and marine terminal on the Mississippi River in… Read More
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Recent inland waterways industry news, covering the Mississippi River, Ohio River, Missouri River, Tennessee River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and more. Articles on economic, environmental and logistic advantages of barge shipping, plus other stories pertaining to locks and dams and other waterway infrastructure.
Capt. Michael “Joe” Snodgrass, 78, of Morgantown, Ky., a former ADM towboat captain who worked on the river for 43 years, died January 3. Being a captain on the river… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Top congressional leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on topline government funding that they hoped would lead to completing work on much-delayed appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024. Instead, the… Read More
Cold and wintry weather may cause a dramatic drop in water levels in the St. Louis region, and elsewhere, the Corps of Engineers and industry groups urged caution in icy… Read More
Results of a newly released Kentucky multimodal transportation study show the state’s public riverports have $12.3 million in unmet needs. Additionally, a state grant program does not provide sufficient funding,… Read More
The Port of Paducah Propeller Club has a new monthly schedule for 2024. Thanks to some corporate sponsorships, the club will now hold lunch meetings at noon the second Wednesday… Read More
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), a broad coalition of maritime industry interests dedicated to maintaining the Jones Act’s requirement of U.S.-built, U.S.-owned and U.S.-crewed vessels transporting goods or passengers within… Read More
Those seeking a federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure With Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time February 28 to get their applications in. A series of webinars… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Lawmakers are returning to the Capitol for the second session of the 118th Congress with the clock already ticking on a loaded agenda that includes items important to the… Read More
Recent abundant rainfall has led to deepened drafts and expanded tow widths. Now the system just needs more rain to keep them. Randy Chamness, co-chairman of the Lower Mississippi River… Read More
