Recent upgrades to the conveyor system at Watco’s barge terminal in Cincinnati led to the long-awaited replacement of the port’s Sennebogen 870 material handler. “There was nothing left of it,”… Read More
Ports & Terminals
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc., has introduced a mobile app to more quickly communicate water transportation information. The app is available in smartphone stores and is titled IRPT. The… Read More
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company of Salem, Ky., has filed an application for a permit modification to allow a conveyor load-out system at its existing facility on the Cumberland… Read More
The first ocean-going vessel arrived April 13 at the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, opening the 2020 international shipping season. Port officials welcomed the mv. Muntgracht, a 466-foot general cargo carrier,… Read More
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has joined a host of other organizations offering virtual tours and digital learning during the nationwide stay-at-home effort to combat the spread of… Read More
In just a couple months, COVID-19 has made abundantly clear the interconnectedness of the global economy, the fragility of the supply chains that drive it, and the resiliency of the… Read More
Just four years ago, the site of the old Degussa Evonik carbon black plant in Rockport, Texas, was sitting idle, inactive for close to eight years. The 250-acre site, which… Read More
Citing the value to its members and annual conference participants, Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT) is offering its conference content in the form of three webinars April 20–22. The… Read More
The Alabama State Port Authority board of directors has named John Driscoll, maritime director for the Port of Oakland, as the successor to Jimmy Lyons, longtime director and chief executive… Read More
Fountain Quail Energy Services LLC of Irving, Texas, plans to construct and operate a barge unloading facility along the Ohio River in Portland, Ohio. The company has requested Department of… Read More
