The industry has celebrated the one-year anniversary of the implementation of Subchapter M. Following are a few observations that I have made, and, according to discussions among other people in… Read More
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The latest report on the importance of waterways released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture August 28, titled “Importance of Inland Waterways to U.S. Agriculture,” was welcomed by the Waterways… Read More
In an exclusive story, the news agency Reuters reported August 16 that the Shanghai Dredging Company, part of the Chinese state-owned construction mega-firm Chinese Communication Construction Company (CCCC), is preparing… Read More
On August 12, members of the River Industry Executive Task Force (RIETF) received some unwelcome news from an official with the Rock Island Engineer District at a roundtable in Chicago. Read More
U.S. corn and soybean farmers were hoping to make up for lost time with a late planting season, due to this spring’s floods. The last thing they need is for… Read More
The Maritime Administration recently announced nine new Marine Highway designations. Designation is supposed to give projects better access to federal grant programs. Three of the new designations are for ferry… Read More
For several years now, the biggest ongoing news for our industry has been the implementation of Subchapter M. The preparation for it took about 10 years. One year into the… Read More
America’s soybean farmers have been hit with a double whammy over the last two years: first, as part of a tariff war, primary customer China cut its U.S. soybean purchases… Read More
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Who was it who said, “Never let a crisis go to waste”? The phrase certainly applies to opportunities for discussion arising in the wake of the recent devastating rains and… Read More
