A new Ohio law calls for a nine-member Ohio River Commission to direct economic development toward the river and serve as a liaison between government and industry. Senate Bill 54,… Read More
Ports & Terminals
Three Kentucky riverports recently received grant awards as part of two state programs. The Greenup Boyd County Riverport Authority and West Kentucky Regional Riverport Authority received a total of $1… Read More
With only days remaining until their current contract expired, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) announced it had reached an agreement with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), a group of port… Read More
At the end of November, the Coast Guard published a notice that it would establish a regulated navigation area (RNA) from December 2 to July 11 for “certain waters of… Read More
Chinese state-run shipping company and port operator COSCO Shipping Holdings is protesting its inclusion on a U.S. Defense Department list of “military-linked” companies. Inclusion on the list carries no penalties… Read More
Officials with the Port of Caddo-Bossier, along with representatives from the Louisiana Department of Transportation (LaDOT) and the Red River Waterway Commission, held a ribbon cutting ceremony last month for… Read More
The Port of Winona, Minn., has officially joined the Corn Belt Ports team. Geographically, the Corn Belt Ports are a group of federally recognized ports in the heart of the… Read More
A new economic study released by the Texas Ports Association shows $713.9 billion in economic activity is generated annually by 23 Texas ports, making up 28 percent of the state’s… Read More
President-elect Donald Trump has publicly sided with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) in its dispute with U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), a group of ports and terminals operators, over the use… Read More
A newly released study commissioned by the National Waterways Foundation (NWF) helps to identify the benefits of the inland waterways and its many users. The study, “Benefits and Beneficiaries of… Read More