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
Ports & Terminals
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
The year 2024 was a momentous one for the waterways industry. A long drought that reduced drafts and cargoes moderated—with a devastating hurricane helping to restore water levels at a… Read More
Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway became the port administrator at the Jefferson County Port Authority (JCPA) in Missouri in October and is excited about how the port is growing. The port, near the… Read More
New Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority Executive Director Jim Garrett has lots of familiarity with both the river industry and the community. Garrett, 59, spent most of his years in the… Read More
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Illinois EPA Director James Jennings November 15 to celebrate funding for Illinois ports provided by U.S. Read More
