In the face of mounting scrutiny of its proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel recently said it plans no U.S. layoffs and wants to… Read More
Author: David Murray
“We have a cooler from 1953 that one of our customers sent back to us to have its tubes slightly straightened,” Sean Fernstrum, CEO of R. W. Fernstrum &… Read More
The latest report by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service on the importance of waterborne transport to agriculture contains some surprising facts. The report, titled “… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District kicked off the official start of the 2024 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River by locking the mv. Joseph Patrick Eckstein of Marquette… Read More
Artificial intelligence in the maritime world, changes in the rules for handling and reporting sexual harassment and how to test for and regulate cannabis use are among the topics… Read More
In a unanimous decision applauded by marine interests for reaffirming a long-standing practice and bringing more certainty to marine insurance, the Supreme Court on February 21 upheld “choice of… Read More
Whichever way it goes—and it could go several ways—the push for renewable fuels is great news for America’s farmers. But what about barge interests? According to… Read More
On February 16, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Army for Civil Works posted a notice in the Federal Register regarding a comment period for a proposed… Read More
Holcim, the Swiss-based global cement and aggregates company, announced its intent to spin off its North American business in the U.S. with a “full capital market separation.” In a… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District announced that it has canceled the annual Lake Pepin ice surveys this year due to unusually warm weather conditions within the region, resulting in… Read More
