Action Intel, the data, software and artificial intelligence firm that brought the BargeAI application to the inland waterways, has announced the launch of Tow Tracker. The new tool delivers… Read More
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J.F. Brennan Company (Brennan) has honored the late Michael “Mike” Turner, a former superintendent for the company, with a namesake barge. The 150-foot by 60-foot barge Michael Turner, which… Read More
As the summer of 2025 has wound down, the refrain from the Turnpike Troubadours song “Long Hot Summer Day” comes to mind. For every day I’m workin’ on… Read More
In our last issue, economist Ken Eriksen showed how record corn yields and exports boosted U.S. barge volumes and rates (See Horizons, August 18, 2025). The big surprise for ag… Read More
A coalition of powerful interests is lining up to oppose a proposed merger between two of the nation’s largest Class 1 railroads, Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS). Opponents… Read More
At this year’s Inland Marine Expo in Nashville, hosted by The Waterways Journal, an attendee asked about surplus barges in the covered fleet. With barge demand in 2022 and 2023… Read More
Superior Ag, an Indiana-based, farmer-owned cooperative, broke ground July 21 on its new Ohio River fertilizer terminal near Rockport, Ind. The new, 32,000-ton dry fertilizer distribution facility is… Read More
Flexibility and versatility have been hallmarks of the Lawson family of businesses since their founding in the mid 1960s. “Originally my grandfather and his partner established… Read More
Ken Eriksen The Upper Mississippi River (UMR) extends 854 navigable river miles through the heart of the Corn Belt from Minneapolis past St. Louis to the mouth of… Read More
A study carried out by two agricultural economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has quantified the effects of 2022’s low water on the Mississippi… Read More
