Houston businessman Ric Campo was appointed chairman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority January 11 by the City of Houston and Harris County Commissioners Court. Campo,… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Kirby Corporation last week announced net earnings for the 2020 fourth quarter of $22.2 million, or $0.37 per share, compared with $2.8 million, or $0.05 per share, for the 2019… Read More
On December 9, the United Nations released an Emissions Gap Report that tracked the progress various nations are making on their commitments to the Paris Climate Accords to reduce carbon… Read More
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which became law January 1 after Congress overrode President Donald Trump’s veto, includes a ban on oil barges and other commercial vessels fleeting or… Read More
A years-long fight over a riverside frac-sand mining operation in Winona, Minn., ended when the U.S. Supreme Court refused on January 11 to overturn a ban on frac sand mining… Read More
In an unusual year with historic challenges, Port Milwaukee (Wis.) finished 2020 with its highest annual cargo volume in the past seven years. Overall tonnage for the municipal port and… Read More
Helena Harbor and Phillips County (Ark.) Economic Development officials recently announced that the harbor has been named a “designated project” on the U.S. Marine Highway System by the U.S. Department… Read More
Buckeye Partners L.P. announced December 30 that crude oil export operations have commenced at the second deepwater dock at South Texas Gateway (STG), a new state-of-the-art terminal constructed at the… Read More
Retired Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has joined WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as president of… Read More
Lea Brent, of Brent Towing Company fame, died January 10 in his hometown of Greenville, Miss. He was 88. He, along with his father, Jesse (deceased), and brother, Howard (retired),… Read More
