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Paducah Riverport Invests In COB In preparation for the launch of a container-on-barge service, the Paducah- McCracken County Riverport Authority has received two federal grants to support its initiatives.

In preparation for the launch of a container-on-barge service, the Paducah- McCracken County Riverport Authority has received two federal grants to support its initiatives.

Paducah Riverport Invests In COB

March 1, 2019

The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority recently announced that it is preparing to launch the first container-on-barge (COB) service on the Ohio River and in the state of Kentucky. With COB… Read More

Sixty Years In The Making: The Little Rock Port Authority The Port of Little Rock is situated on a 2,640-acre industrial park with rail, road and river connections. The port employs approximately 4,000 people.

The Port of Little Rock is situated on a 2,640-acre industrial park with rail, road and river connections. The port employs approximately 4,000 people.

Sixty Years In The Making: The Little Rock Port Authority

March 1, 2019

One month into the new year, the Port of Little Rock was already breaking records as a part of its growth initiative when it handled more barges and tonnage in… Read More

Greater Houston Port Bureau Announces 2019 Maritime Leader Of The Year

March 1, 2019

The Greater Houston Port Bureau has named Jim Black, president and CEO of Moran Shipping Agencies Inc., as the recipient of the bureau’s 2019 Maritime Leader of the Year award. Read More

Traffic Growth Leads To New Dispatch Center In Freeport Port Freeport Commission and Executive Director/CEO, Phyllis Saathoff, joins with the Brazos Pilots Association to commemorate the approval of a port dispatch center. (Photo courtesy of Port Freeport)

Port Freeport Commission and Executive Director/CEO, Phyllis Saathoff, joins with the Brazos Pilots Association to commemorate the approval of a port dispatch center. (Photo courtesy of Port Freeport)

Traffic Growth Leads To New Dispatch Center In Freeport

February 25, 2019

A new port dispatch center could prove to have an invaluable economic impact on Freeport, Texas, area jobs, the local shipping industry and beyond. The Port Freeport Commission announced February… Read More

Port Of Indiana-Burns Harbor And FMT Extend Partnership FMT has been handling cargoes in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River and along the East and Gulf coasts since 1960. (Photo courtesy of the Ports of Indiana)

FMT has been handling cargoes in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River and along the East and Gulf coasts since 1960. (Photo courtesy of the Ports of Indiana)

Port Of Indiana-Burns Harbor And FMT Extend Partnership

February 25, 2019

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is extending its partnership with Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), the port’s long-time stevedore and marine terminal operating company, through at least 2023. “FMT has been… Read More

Port KC Has Big Plans For 2019 Following Record 2018 Port KC in Kansas City, Mo., had a final tonnage of 87,793 tons in 2018 compared to 34,694 tons in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Port KC)

Port KC in Kansas City, Mo., had a final tonnage of 87,793 tons in 2018 compared to 34,694 tons in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Port KC)

Port KC Has Big Plans For 2019 Following Record 2018

February 22, 2019

Among the many speakers at the Missouri River Navigators meeting in Kansas City February 13, Jon Stephens, the new president and CEO of Port KC, told the crowd about the… Read More

Wellsville Intermodal Facility Handles Oversized Cargo Once the ladles arrived in the United States from China, the vessel carrying them took 21 days to reach the Wellsville Intermodal Facility from New Orleans. (Photo courtesy of Columbiana County Port Authority)

Once the ladles arrived in the United States from China, the vessel carrying them took 21 days to reach the Wellsville Intermodal Facility from New Orleans. (Photo courtesy of Columbiana County Port Authority)

Wellsville Intermodal Facility Handles Oversized Cargo

February 8, 2019

The Columbiana County Port Authority’s Wellsville (Ohio) Intermodal Facility has announced that Pier 48, the port’s operator, recently handled one of its largest loads at the terminal on January 7. Read More

Port NOLA Sets New Cruise Record The Carnival Dream departs Port NOLA’s Erato Street Cruise Terminal, while the Norwegian Breakaway is berthed at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal. (Photo courtesy of Port NOLA)

The Carnival Dream departs Port NOLA’s Erato Street Cruise Terminal, while the Norwegian Breakaway is berthed at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal. (Photo courtesy of Port NOLA)

Port NOLA Sets New Cruise Record

February 8, 2019

For the fifth year in a row, the Port of New Orleans topped 1 million cruise passenger movements in 2018, according to end-of-the-year statistics the port released last week. With… Read More

Port NOLA Sets New Container Record In 2018

February 1, 2019

The Port of New Orleans has announced it set a new record in 2018 for container handling, with 591,253 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) moved at its Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal… Read More

Mount Vernon Port Coming Off Biggest Year In Its History The port has nearly 1,240 acres of land and 8,000 linear feet of riverfront, with more than 600 acres of greenfield industrial sites available for development. (Photo courtesy of Port of Indiana—Mount Vernon)

The port has nearly 1,240 acres of land and 8,000 linear feet of riverfront, with more than 600 acres of greenfield industrial sites available for development. (Photo courtesy of Port of Indiana—Mount Vernon)

Mount Vernon Port Coming Off Biggest Year In Its History

February 1, 2019

Seeking future growth should be no problem for the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon as it comes off its most successful year in its 42-year history. In 2018, the port recorded… Read More