On June 14, President Trump issued an executive order that didn’t receive as much media attention as, perhaps, it should have. Titled “Executive Order on Evaluating and Improving the Utility… Read More
Inland Waterways Users Board
Washington, D.C.—Two key federal officials used a newly released study to underscore the importance of America’s inland waterways system to the agriculture industry and the nation’s economy. “Logistics and transportation… Read More
Washington, D.C.–A key House panel officially kicked off an effort to pass a water resources development bill in 2020, with leading members from both parties committing once again to sticking… Read More
Over the past five years, the nation has seen a major advancement of major inland waterway infrastructure projects underway, namely lock construction projects at Olmsted, Lower Monongahela (Lower Mon), Kentucky… Read More
The Inland Waterways Users Board gathered May 23 in New Orleans, La., for its 91st meeting since Congress established the board as part of the Water Resources Development Act of… Read More
The men and women who volunteer their time to serve on congressionally chartered boards in order to represent the interests of the inland navigation community are essentially taking on a… Read More
The rain keeps falling in the Midwest, which has seen the wettest year on record. And much of that runoff is bound for the Mississippi River, already in the midst… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A key House committee approved a bipartisan bill its sponsors say will unlock billions of tax dollars in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and invest in the nation’s ports… Read More
The February 28 meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) in Galveston, Texas, revealed “one of the most favorable outcomes I’ve ever seen in my years on the board,”… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump once again used his annual State of the Union address to express his eagerness to work with Congress on delivering a major infrastructure investment package, and… Read More
