The Inland Marine Expo, hosted by The Waterways Journal, celebrated its 10th edition in a new city in 2023, and the journey to Nashville, Tenn., brought along… Read More
Aimee Andres
Deirdre McGowan, who was executive director of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals (IRPT) from 1999 to 2012, died May 23 at the age of 80. Aimee Andres, McGowan’s successor at… Read More
Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals Inc. (IRPT) held its annual meeting in Tulsa, Okla., October 3–6, with an overarching theme of close communications and collaboration among stakeholders of the nation’s… Read More
Andrea “Ann” Williams has been named chief of the Memphis Engineer District’s Operations Division. She has been serving in the position on temporary assignment since January. Previously, she was the… Read More
Challenges Of Growth And Progress On The Waterways In looking ahead to the coming year, waterways industry leaders and experts generally find that, apart from the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and… Read More
Could it be that we are finally getting serious about waterways and port infrastructure? Have the floods of 2019, Hurricane Ida and the current supply chain difficulties concentrated everyone’s minds… Read More
The International Association of Maritime and Port Executives (IAMPE) awarded its first Industry Leadership Award to Aimee Andres, executive director of the Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Association (IRPT), for… Read More
The importance of the inland waterway system now and into the future was the focus of the annual Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT) conference October 18-21. Waterway, port… Read More
Familiar faces abounded at the 71st annual meeting of the Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association (WTWA), held May 17–19 at the Grand Hotel Marriott in Point Clear, Ala. The 2021 meeting came… Read More
By Lance M. Sannino, James Kearns and Aimee Andres The “Report Card” recently issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers has added to the renewed attention directed to the… Read More
