Port Milwaukee reported February 8 that 2017 surpassed the previous year both in vessel visits and in bulk cargo quantity. A total of 2.57 million metric tons of cargo passed… Read More
Ports & Terminals
Since 2014, the Port of New Orleans has surpassed the 1 million cruise passenger mark each year. In 2017, even more cruise-goers chose to be in that number, according to… Read More
In 2017, Port Houston recorded a total of 38.3 million tons handled—an all-time record that broke the previous record of 37.8 million tons set in 2014. The port also reported… Read More
The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon handled more cargo in 2017 than any port in the 57-year history of Indiana’s port system. This was the third straight year the port handled… Read More
Illinois politicians are betting that a rejuvenated port district can bring the once-booming river town of Cairo, Ill., back from the grave. Illinois Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) has taken a… Read More
While working as a lawyer in the Gateway City’s grain industry, Kurt Johnson gained an appreciation for the industries that keep cargo on the move and commodity companies in the… Read More
Over the past two decades, the Kaskaskia Port District’s leaders have helped transform the Kaskaskia River from a coal corridor to an export corridor that handles significant amounts of grain… Read More
The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans took an initial step at its January 19 meeting toward studying the feasibility of building a second container terminal within… Read More
Last week, the Port of South Louisiana reported its cargo statistics for 2017, which set a cargo-volume record and surpassed 2016’s tonnage mark by 4.4 percent. The Port of South… Read More
Four projects that support freight movement on Minnesota’s waterways received a total of $5 million in grants through the state’s Port Development Assistance Program, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced… Read More
