Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill June 30 that, among other things, included $37 million toward the improvement and growth of two Missouri River ports in Kansas City. The… Read More
Ports & Terminals
As expected, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act on June 30, along with more than 150 other bills. Robert Sinkler, water resources infrastructure director of… Read More
Port Houston, the nation’s fifth largest container port by TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), extended its reach well inland in June with the addition of intermodal container service by both Union… Read More
The Ports of Indiana Commission welcomed two new port directors and received an update on its business and plans for the future at its meeting June 15 in Mount Vernon,… Read More
In a surprise move, the Louisiana legislature struck $130 million in long-term funding from the state’s capital outlay bill June 8 that would have supported construction of the Louisiana International… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District, in coordination with the non-federal sponsor, Kaskaskia Regional Port District, is hosting an in-person public meeting June 22 to discuss a navigation study for Kaskaskia… Read More
Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) CEO Paul Matthews shocked the Louisiana maritime world January 12 when he announced that his port had entered into an agreement with T. Parker Host… Read More
For the first time, national freight data show Indiana ports ranked No. 1 among inland ports and second in Great Lakes ports by total tons shipped. Changes in statistical boundaries… Read More
A webinar hosted by Women in Maritime Operations (WIMOs) April 24 gave members the opportunity to learn about terminal design and to compare and contrast designs used on the river… Read More
Ports of Indiana’s new CEO is not new to the statewide port authority, which operates three ports on the Great Lakes and Ohio River. After he served 22 years in… Read More
