Like many other riverports and manufacturing centers, the Memphis, Tenn., area economy has been growing at a welcome clip recently. Unemployment is at historic lows, and some employers are having… Read More
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Washington, D.C.—A major water resources development bill sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives on a voice vote, providing yet another sign of its overwhelming support among lawmakers of both… Read More
Washington, D.C.—A U.S. district judge ruled the Trump administration failed to follow federal law by not providing meaningful opportunity for public comment before its two-year suspension of the 2015 Waters… Read More
Last week’s news that Europe and the U.S. are pulling back from the brink of a tariff war caused markets and stocks to surge. But the tariff situation with China… Read More
Pilots from two state pilot associations said they have not seen any reduction in the number of foreign ship calls on the Lower Mississippi River since the Trump administration began… Read More
Mayors of Mississippi River cities are warning that China’s tariffs on U.S. farm products, especially soybeans, made in response to the Trump administration’s tariffs on a range of Chinese products,… Read More
On July 6, U.S. tariffs against $34 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect. This was in addition to earlier tariffs levied against steel and aluminum from many countries, including… Read More
The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), a trade group that bills itself as “the only steel-related trade association that supports free trade,” reported on June 14 that steel imports… Read More
One of the many informative educational sessions given at the Inland Marine Expo was presented in the Ferrara Theater by Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition (STC). Read More
Washington, D.C.—MarAd Administrator Mark Buzby became one of the latest agency heads to receive a “fair hearing” on their fiscal year 2019 budget proposals only to be told how outdated… Read More
