Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc. (IRPT) held its annual meeting in Tulsa, Okla., October 3–6, with an overarching theme of close communications and collaboration among stakeholders of the nation’s… Read More
Ports & Terminals
New Henderson County Riverport Executive Director Ben Weithman is not a stranger to the port business, nor to the construction and agricultural products that move through terminals along the river. Read More
A lot has changed in the years since Robert Sinkler, former commander of the Rock Island Engineer District, began his efforts to persuade terminals and ports on the Upper Mississippi… Read More
The White House announced November 4 that President Joe Biden has appointed former Milwaukee port director Adam Tindall-Schlicht as the next administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development… Read More
Officials with the Helena-West Helena/Phillips County Port Authority, known as Helena Harbor, announced October 28 that the inland river port in Phillips County, Ark., has been awarded $6,412,652 in grant… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $703 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program grants to fund 41 projects in 22 states and one territory October 28. PIDP grants are… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has announced updates to infrastructure and the overall design of its planned container terminal to be built in Violet, La., within the parish… Read More
The Port of Mobile delivered $85 billion in economic impact to the state of Alabama last year, the Alabama Port Authority announced October 24. The figure was the result of… Read More
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson keynoted the Helm Fertilizer Terminal Expansion groundbreaking at Helena Harbor, Ark., on October 6. The governor was joined by local elected officials, the board of directors… Read More
Parker Towing’s Nashville Marine Terminal, expected to be open in the first quarter of 2023, will mark the first time in about three years that a new intermodal riverport has… Read More