Barge unloading will be available at a second dock next year as part of Henderson County Riverport Authority’s planned refurbishment. The port, located at Ohio River Mile 808, is repurposing… Read More
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In previous Horizons columns, I wrote that cargo is king, and on the inland rivers, barge makes cargo royalty. If barge makes cargo royalty, then inland ports and terminals are… Read More
By Jim Kearns and Will Baldwin The Capital Construction Fund (CCF) program is a tax-deferral program administered by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd). The program allows the owner or operator… Read More
Whether you call it the Birmingham-Jefferson County Port Authority (BJCPA), the Port of Birmingham or simply Birmingport, there’s no denying the importance of the largest Alabama inland port that feeds… Read More
About 300 people gathered aboard a barge at Modoc, Ill., next to the Jerry Costello Lock and Dam on the Kaskaskia River, to celebrate two anniversaries—as well as progress earned… Read More
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a planned periodic series on the data infrastructure underlying the physical infrastructure of the U.S. inland waterways system.) The symbol and logo for… Read More
Commodore Richard B. McConnell Jr. was awarded the Coast Guard Auxiliary Meritorious Service Award by Rear Adm. David Barata, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District, at the D-Train Commodore’s… Read More
While threatening assets in southern Louisiana, Hurricane Francine could provide a brief respite for low-water conditions on the Lower Mississippi River. The Memphis Engineer District held a news conference September… Read More
Vessel traffic has resumed at the authorized 9-foot depth at the former Monongahela Locks and Dam 3 following the opening of a 100-foot channel on September 5. Traffic had been… Read More
Making landfall September 12 as a Category 2 storm in Terrebonne Parish, La., Hurricane Francine brought torrential rain and storm surge to southeast Louisiana and knocked out power to almost… Read More