For several years, ports and terminals along the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers have been grouping together in regional clusters like the Corn Belt Ports to improve their federal recognition… Read More
Illinois
Illinois Marine Towing (IMT) recently celebrated the blessing of the new state-of-the-art drydock Atlas and the formal launch of the new mv. Midwest Challenger. Crews from IMT, along with their… Read More
A port project planned for near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in Cairo, Ill., is taking another step forward with a contract in place for environmental studies… Read More
Construction of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project could be delayed if a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) isn’t signed between the Corps of Engineers and the state of Illinois by September… Read More
Moonlight, Canvasback and Steamboat are the names of three new under-construction man-made islands being formed in the Riverbend area of the Mississippi River near Grafton, Ill. The names were given… Read More
A public-private partnership to revitalize a former coal-loading facility into one for offloading fertilizer is nearing construction. The $14.2 million project at Ohio River Mile 853 at Shawneetown, Ill., was… Read More
Still without a project partnership agreement, funding for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project is in danger of lapsing. The project, on the Des Plaines River near Joliet, Ill., includes a… Read More
The port authority that will own the former Ohio River Lock & Dam 52 property near Brookport, Ill., has been awarded money for a feasibility study once the property is… Read More
American River Transportation Company (ARTCo), a wholly owned subsidiary of ADM, christened the 58- by 26- by 8-foot Chuck B on October 6 at its Ottawa, Ill., location. The Chuck… Read More
Project directors believe they have enough funding until early January to move forward with the Brandon Road Interbasin Project but might have to stop work after that without a signed… Read More
