By Jim Kearns and Will Baldwin The Capital Construction Fund (CCF) program is a tax-deferral program administered by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd). The program allows the owner or operator… Read More
Ports & Terminals
Local officials and port workers celebrated the opening September 5 of a new, $6 million dock that will serve ocean vessels at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Partially funded by a… Read More
Whether you call it the Birmingham-Jefferson County Port Authority (BJCPA), the Port of Birmingham or simply Birmingport, there’s no denying the importance of the largest Alabama inland port that feeds… Read More
The Arkansas Waterways Commission recently awarded nearly $3.5 million to six Arkansas ports. Phyllis Harden, commission chair, said the grants were awarded on the basis of improving safety and according… Read More
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced $5.5 million in state investment in 16 public riverport projects August 26, all designed to enhance the ports’ economic activity and support future expansion. Read More
Members of the Greater New Orleans Port Safety Council’s Harbor Safety Committee met July 10 at the Port of New Orleans administration building to, among other things, hear a presentation… Read More
After four years as executive director of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority, Tim Cahill is announcing his retirement. Cahill, 67, intends to stay on until the port authority’s board selects… Read More
Industry Terminal & Salvage Company’s purchase of a new railyard means new opportunities for its barge customers. The company purchased the former Mol-Dok in Leetsdale, Pa., in May following its… Read More
Work to revitalize the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s bulk yard through federal grant funding is underway, with several other grant projects in various stages also moving forward at the same… Read More
Port Houston reported June 21 that it handled 364,866 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in May, marking an increase of 21 percent—or more than 64,000 TEUs—compared to the same month last… Read More
