By Basil M. Karatzas Among the biggest surprises in the post-COVID world has been the current price of steel plate. For anyone who had to ask a shipyard for a… Read More
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Here they go again. Every time anything to do with infrastructure or the supply chain grabs the public’s attention, you can trust the small but loud anti-Jones Act faction to… Read More
Now that the holidays are approaching, we are hearing a steady drumbeat of stories about the shipping jam on the West Coast, inflation and prices increases, along with demands for… Read More
You probably don’t remember, but you published an article in the September 12, 1981, issue of The Waterways Journal about the “One-Stop Shopping Center” for towboaters down in the wilds… Read More
Finally, after months of cliff-hanging drama, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, otherwise known as the “hard infrastructure” bill. The bill passed 228… Read More
The infrastructure bill, whose fate in Congress is still uncertain, “is everything to us,” said a vice president of LaFargeHolcim speaking at the recent Waterways Symposium held in St. Louis. Read More
The supply chain has been front and center in the news lately. As if on cue, the enemies of the Jones Act are again trotting out their discredited arguments. This… Read More
The logistics mess has been of concern to farm groups for the past year and longer. As consumer spending rebounded from the COVID-19 lockdown, an existing container imbalance got worse,… Read More
Many of you saw the remarks October 13 by President Biden regarding the efforts to address the stress confronting the global supply chain. The president was joined by leaders from… Read More
Beginning October 31 and running through November 12, the U.N. Climate Change Conference known as COP26 will be held in Glasgow, Scotland. Over the past few months, in the runup… Read More
