Developers of a port under development in Cairo, Ill., signed a project labor agreement April 27 with the Illinois AFL-CIO guaranteeing at least 500 union jobs in building it. The… Read More
Author: Shelley Byrne
The Memphis Engineer District expects to complete a levee system along the Mississippi River in far western Kentucky and northwest Tennessee within in a little more than two years as… Read More
Search teams have covered more than 60 miles of the Ohio River looking for a missing man and woman following an accident between a commercial tow and a small pleasure… Read More
A newly released study shows the amount and direction of waterborne freight in Illinois and helps to quantify its economic impact as well as giving recommendations for how the state… Read More
The Chicago Harbor Lock reopened April 15 after a five-month closure to reconstruct a portion of the north chamber wall, with similar closures expected over the next four winters. The… Read More
Those attending the Inland Marine Expo, which The Waterways Journal is hosting May 24-26 at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, will enjoy a schedule packed with speakers… Read More
An Ohio transloading business has purchased 50 acres along the Ohio River with frontage on two rail lines as part of the first, $9.5 million phase of a multimodal project. Read More
Phil Wilzbacher, the longest serving port director in the Ports of Indiana’s 60-year history, is retiring effective April 20. Wilzbacher, 62, is retiring after 19 years of service at the… Read More
With roads and electricity now in place, Ballard County (Ky.) Judge-Executive Todd Cooper hopes seven businesses related to Asian carp will soon begin going up in the county’s new International… Read More
The 107-year-old Belle of Louisville is back steaming down the Ohio River, but the boat’s operators say that without $4.1 million in additional funding over the next five years, continued… Read More
