In March, hunting and conservation group Ducks Unlimited (DU) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), made up of the mayors of… Read More
Author: David Murray
The collaboration between Mike’s Inc. and Lohrberg Lumber, Waterloo, Ill., continues a long tradition of Lohrberg serving marine businesses. Lohrberg is currently providing new timbers to Mike’s Inc. that will… Read More
The team that is developing the port of Cairo, Ill., (formally the Alexander-Cairo Port District) laid out what team members hope will be its success in an hour-long webinar… Read More
The Illinois International Port District (IIPD), located on Chicago’s south side, recently named Erik Varela as its executive director. Alongside IIPD’s board of directors, Varela will work to “solidify” the port district as an important… Read More
Due to the rapid drop of water levels in the Mississippi River and shoaling at Mile 9.9 in the downstream approach to Norrell Lock (No.1), the navigation channel in… Read More
A federal judge in Mississippi ruled September 13 in two separate cases that his court did not have the authority to order the Corps of Engineers to conduct an… 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… Read More
After a months-long drama, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. signed a $27.2 billion cash-and-stock deal to buy the Kansas City Southern railroad on September 15 after Canadian National Railway Company conceded it… Read More
“Decarbonizing the inland waterway sector will likely require new regulatory or market-based incentives, similar to those emerging in other economic sectors around the globe, in order to make decarbonization… Read More
ABB is providing an integrated electric propulsion system and advanced vessel control technology for Crowley Maritime Corporation’s pioneering eWolf tug, built for sustainable and safe operations at the Port… Read More
