Earlier this year, International Dredging Review (IDR) merged with The Waterways Journal. Now, all past content from the former IDR website is available on the WJ website, www.waterwaysjournal.net. You can… Read More
Author: Waterways Journal
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced the first-ever National Freight Strategic Plan recently. The plan offers a sweeping vision of the entire U.S. transportation system, including mention of ports and… Read More
Promoters of what’s now being called the Heartland Port on the Missouri River near Jefferson City, Mo., have been moving fast. It’s an ideally situated central location geared toward Missouri’s… Read More
Three members of Congress and lots of heavy equipment joined members of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard leaders August 31 to celebrate the… Read More
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced on September 3 the release of the first-ever National Freight Strategic Plan. The NFSP lays out a vision for long-term investments in infrastructure, the… Read More
Representatives from Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Weeks Marine gathered at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, Fla., August 19 to celebrate the steel cutting for the R.B. Weeks, a forthcoming… Read More
The Little Rock Port Authority is nearing completion of a $10 million construction project in the slackwater harbor, partially funded by a 2016 U.S. Department of Transportation TIGER grant, according… Read More
After a record year for container handling in 2019, the Port of Houston has seen a marked drop in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) through the first half of 2020. For… Read More
America’s Central Port announced August 25 that it has been awarded a $630,000 grant award from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity under its Opportunity Zone Program. The… Read More
Thomas Roy “Tommy” Tubbs, 72, died August 27. Along with his father, Kenny Tubbs, he operated Humbolt Marine Service in St. Louis for years. Their facility was located in the… Read More
