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Fitch Upgrades Alabama Port Authority Bonds To A-

August 14, 2026

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Alabama Port Authority’s docks facilities revenue bonds from BBB+ to A-, with a stable outlook, citing strong debt service coverage, moderate leverage, disciplined… Read More

Corps, Port Freeport Mark Channel Milestone

July 31, 2026

The Galveston Engineer District, in partnership with Port Freeport, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 28 to recognize the deepening of the Freeport Harbor Channel in Texas, making it the… Read More

Paducah Nears Completion Of Riverfront Park Lettering spelling out “Port of Paducah” faces the river at the newly renovated Shultz Park in Paducah, Ky. The park was funded in large part by a $10.4 million federal BUILD grant. Construction is expected to wrap up this month. (Photo courtesy of the city of Paducah)

Lettering spelling out “Port of Paducah” faces the river at the newly renovated Shultz Park in Paducah, Ky. The park was funded in large part by a $10.4 million federal BUILD grant. Construction is expected to wrap up this month. (Photo courtesy of the city of Paducah)

Paducah Nears Completion Of Riverfront Park

July 31, 2026

The city of Paducah, Ky., is nearing completion on its new riverboat excursion pier and a complete reimagining of its riverfront park. The project is being completed as… Read More

BUILD Grant Helps Plan Central Louisiana Port Growth

July 17, 2026

A federal grant award is helping the Central Louisiana Regional Port plan for its next 20 years in business. The port recently received $722,400 from the… Read More

Port Of Corpus Christi Sets Quarterly, First-Half Cargo Records

July 17, 2026

Port of Corpus Christi customers moved a record 55.8 million tons of cargo through the Corpus Christi Ship Channel during the second quarter of 2026, surpassing the previous quarterly… Read More

Gulfport Harbor Study Advances To Congressional Review

July 17, 2026

Lt. Gen. William H. Graham, 56th chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Gulfport Harbor Navigation Study Chief’s Report June 23,… Read More

Brownsville, Texas, Picked For Port Alpha Next Generation Shipyard A rendering of Port Alpha, Saronic's next-generation shipyard coming to Brownsville, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Saronic)

A rendering of Port Alpha, Saronic's next-generation shipyard coming to Brownsville, Texas. (Photo courtesy of Saronic)

Brownsville, Texas, Picked For Port Alpha Next Generation Shipyard

July 17, 2026

Saronic Technologies announced July 16 that it has selected Brownsville, Texas, as the future home of Port Alpha, its next-generation shipyard designed to help restore American maritime strength and… Read More

BUILD Grant To Fund Jeffersonville Port Expansion

July 10, 2026

Ports of Indiana announced July 7 that it has been awarded a $25 million federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant that will support a $32 million… Read More

New Orleans Trade Leader Talks Port Development

July 10, 2026

Michael Hecht recently told The Waterways Journal, “Our infrastructure is catching up to global shipping realities.” Hecht heads Greater New Orleans, Inc., the regional economic development… Read More

$24 Million Grant Advances Paducah Port A $24 million federal BUILD grant, paired with a required 20 percent match through a Kentucky grant program, will allow construction of the first phase of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s Riverport West Project at Ohio River Mile 944. This rendering shows the 650-foot dock with three barge berths and two rail sidings. (Image courtesy of Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering)

A $24 million federal BUILD grant, paired with a required 20 percent match through a Kentucky grant program, will allow construction of the first phase of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s Riverport West Project at Ohio River Mile 944. This rendering shows the 650-foot dock with three barge berths and two rail sidings. (Image courtesy of Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering)

$24 Million Grant Advances Paducah Port

July 10, 2026

A $24 million federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant will allow the first phase of construction on the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority’s Riverport West project. Read More