The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) gave ports across the nation a generous Valentine’s Day gift valued at more than $280 million when it announced grants for more… Read More
Ports & Terminals
The New Orleans Propeller Club recognized Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans and chief executive of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation, as the… Read More
The Paducah-McCracken County (Ky.) Riverport Authority has named an interim director and is looking for someone to fill the position permanently. The riverport’s board of directors named Chris Bright to… Read More
A campaign to have a 221-mile stretch of terminals and ports in the Upper Mississippi River consolidated into a single federally recognized port district is gaining steam. Robert Sinkler, the… Read More
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has urgently invited assessors from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to visit Port Milwaukee to assess the extent of damage left by a line of… Read More
With a slack-water harbor, waterfront acreage available and the perfect location on the Lower Mississippi River near the mouth of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, the Port of Rosedale… Read More
LSU football wasn’t the only Louisiana team setting records in 2019. The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) also set a new record for container handling in 2019, with a… Read More
The Port of Corpus Christi ended 2019 with record cargo tonnages for December of 13.8 million tons and 122.2 million tons for the entire year—a 16 million-ton improvement over 2018… Read More
The Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) signed a concession agreement January 22 with AutoMOBILE International Terminal (AIT) for the operation of the Port of Mobile’s forthcoming automobile roll on/roll off… Read More
With two new grants and the development of a master plan underway, the port of Eddyville (Ky.) is continuing to grow. The port, created on the Cumberland River impoundment of… Read More
