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New Henderson County Riverport Executive Director Ben Weithman is not a stranger to the port business, nor to the construction and agricultural products that move through terminals along the river. Read More

As the soybean and corn harvests approach full swing, the resiliency of the inland waterway system is being tested by the damage of hurricanes Ida and Nicholas. Ken Eriksen, senior… Read More

A panel discussion from inland barge operators on connecting ports to global and domestic trade turned into a much different kind of talk during Kentucky’s virtual riverport freight summit August… Read More

For months, U.S. shipping interests have been issuing anguished complaints about massive container imbalances, delays, jams, rising costs and the alleged refusal by some carriers of U.S. containerized exports. Now… Read More

The Ports of Indiana recently announced it has hired a new port director and information technology manager and promoted a controller to its new chief financial officer. Bernard “Ben” Weithman… Read More

A study of agriculture transportation released in December by the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed that 80 percent of U.S. ag freight moves on only 17 transportation corridors that make… Read More

With coal shipments expected to decrease, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is studying how the state’s public riverports can capture new markets and  boost the state’s economic development. Those efforts were… Read More