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
Ports & Terminals
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
The Ports of Indiana Commission approved a statewide container initiative June 13 that supports the development of multiple international container terminals on the Ohio River, Lake Michigan and at strategic… Read More
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill on June 11 to enact a key part of his aggressive economic development agenda for his state—a plan in which a revamp of… Read More
During the 2024 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature, lawmakers committed $230.5 million to Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) infrastructure projects, with the majority of that directed toward the… Read More
Independent marine terminal operator SSA Marine announced on May 15 the launch of a dedicated cruise division, as well as the appointment of cruise industry veteran Stefano Borzone as president… Read More
The annual FreightWeek STL event in St. Louis included a May 14 session on the interconnectivity of ports on the inland river system, featuring the directors of the ports of… Read More
Brandy Christian, who came to the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) in 2015 as chief operating officer and succeeded Gary LaGrange as president and CEO in January 2017, has… Read More
