The second freight conference geared toward Kentucky’s public riverports included a focus on their emerging markets and how to take advantage of potential economic development opportunities. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet… Read More
Ports & Terminals
The board of commissioners of the Mississippi State Port Authority (MSPA) has named Jon Nass the new CEO and executive director of the Port of Gulfport. “After nearly an eight-month… Read More
Officials of the Helena-West Helena / Phillips County (Ark.) Port Authority, known as Helena Harbor, learned March 24 that it had been approved for a $287,800 Arkansas Waterways Commission grant… Read More
The Kentucky Summit on Economic Development Strategies to Leverage Kentucky Riverports and Freight Network, hosted online by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet March 24-26, is the second of three conferences planned… Read More
One of the largest and most important rail-to-barge transloading facilities in mid-America is closing, another sign of the decline of the coal era in American power generation. Located north of… Read More
A Kentucky riverport and a marine construction firm based in the same town are working together on a project they hope leads to additional jobs and economic opportunities for their… Read More
The Eddyville (Ky.) Riverport & Industrial Development Authority is receiving more than $48,000 in state grant money for critical safety improvements. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the award February 25. It… Read More
The public comment period is underway for permits related to a project that would develop a new grain elevator and terminal on a 248-acre site on the right descending bank… Read More
The Tulsa Port of Catoosa was still in the grip of the polar vortex February 19, but that didn’t stop port and state officials from kicking off the beginning of… Read More
For the first time in more than 40 years, the Ports of Indiana is seeking a terminal operator at its Jeffersonville port. The port is urging interested operators to respond… Read More
