The Port of Pittsburgh, spanning 12 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, encompasses nearly 200 miles of commercially navigable waterways—including three major rivers. The Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers are made navigable… Read More
Ports & Terminals
After waiting 28 years for Congress to come up with funding for its 1990 authorization of dredging of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel to 54 feet, the Port of Corpus… Read More
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed March 27 between four ports in St. Louis, Mo., and the Port of Plaquemines, La., is laying the groundwork for a collaboration focused on… Read More
Tanners Creek Development LLC is asking the Louisville Engineer District to allow the temporary mooring of a deck barge and clamshell loader in connection with ongoing demolition work at the… Read More
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor welcomed Big Hope 1, the “pink barge” owned by Ceres Barge Line, for the first time February 19. The barge’s cargo—a large coker bubble tower… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard announced Port Houston’s port authority as one of the winners of its 2018 Rear Adm. Richard E. Bennis Award for Excellence in Maritime Security on March… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi (Texas), the fourth largest port in the U.S. in total tonnage, has earned the 2018 Texas Environmental Excellence Award (TEEA) in Pollution Prevention, presented by… Read More
Partnering with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart to hire graduates of his rehabilitation programs upon leaving prison is not new to the maritime industry. Prior to selling Illinois Marine Towing… Read More
The first of Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) four new Neo-Panamax cranes came online in the third week of March, bringing GPA’s operating fleet to 27—more than any other single terminal… Read More
Located at the confluence of the Tennessee, Ohio and Cumberland rivers, and just upstream from the Mississippi River, Paducah, Ky., enjoys a long history as an important hub in America’s… Read More
