If you operate in the inland barge industry, you may feel like the push toward “digital transformation” showed up overnight. One day you’re running a reliable operation built… Read More
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For David Russell, executive director of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Port Authority (BJCPA), the work of growing Alabama’s largest inland port that connects commercial barge freight with the Gulf begins… Read More
As geopolitical tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz and congestion worsens at the Panama Canal and Malacca Strait, John Donne’s famous words from 1624 come sharply into focus:… Read More
Jason Aristides is founder and CEO of Open Tug, an innovative software platform completely dedicated to making barge operations faster, safer, more efficient and more profitable. Since 2019, Open Tug… Read More
A technology provider focused on inland marine logistics is working to reduce inefficiencies in barge transportation by improving data visibility and operational decision-making, according to its chief executive. Jason… Read More
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hines Furlong Line (HFL) has closed on its acquisition of the river division of Campbell Transportation Company (CTC). HFL announced completion of the acquisition on January 30,… Read More
The pilot of the towboat mv. City of Louisville left the helm unattended, leading to a 2023 grounding that caused an estimated $2 million in damage, the National Transportation… Read More
It’s evident to anyone who depends on logistics—in other words, pretty much everyone—that the supply chain is in a mess. We now know, according to figures newly released by the… Read More
We recently covered the opening of an $11 million grain terminal at the port of Blencoe, Iowa, funded by a farm co-op. The opening of the terminal will… Read More
Panelists discussed the “State of the Industry In A COVID-19 World and Beyond” to open the day September 30 at the virtual Inland Marine Expo, presented by The Waterways… Read More
