We write often about America’s unparalleled system of rivers and inland waterways and how they connect farmers, exporters and manufacturers with markets overseas. When they are operating smoothly, even though… Read More
WJ Editorial
The Waterways Journal advocates for policies, practices and regulations that allow the barge transportation industry to continue to operate in the safest and most economical way possible. We recognize those leaders who understand the inherent advantages of barge transport, and challenge those who push harmful policies.
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Ken Eriksen It happens every year like clockwork. Autumn follows summer, water levels on the Mississippi River and its tributaries fall, and barge freight rates rise as grain and soybean… Read More
In a recent maritime cybersecurity presentation, Joshua Shreve, a cybersecurity specialist with the Coast Guard’s Sector Ohio Valley, said that 66 percent of organizations report being hit by ransomware in… Read More
Carbon scoring—that is, measuring and assessing the various ways that certain activities emit carbon dioxide, methane or other greenhouse gases—is becoming more and more important for two reasons. It is… Read More
By Jim Kearns and Chris Ulfers What happens when the policy objectives of federal programs collide? This is being played out in real time as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
In the past decade, more than 1,100 incidents involving a towing vessel and bridge have been recorded by the Coast Guard’s Maritime Information Exchange (see https://cgmix.uscg.mil/IIR/IIRSearch.aspx). Any allision with a… Read More
Ken Eriksen In the ever-evolving landscape of commodity supply chains, the dual threats of drought and flooding present significant challenges. Over the past month, I have spoken at… Read More
California Gov. Gavin Newsom defied a near-unanimous bipartisan majority in his state’ s legislature, as well as his state’s labor unions, to veto AB 1122, a prudent and reasonable fix… Read More
The Waterways Journal has been a trusted source of news and insight for the marine transportation and logistics industry in the United States since 1887. That’s a long time. If… Read More
Ken Eriksen Food and farm products (such as grain and soybeans) are move by barge in substantial volumes on the inland rivers. In 2022 (the last year available for… Read More
