Hybar LLC announced June 26 that it has raised $1.1 billion to build a second technologically advanced, environmentally sustainable scrap metal recycling steel rebar mill (known as the Expansion… Read More
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Recent videos on social media showing foreign soccer fans enjoying their visits to the United States leading up to the World Cup have been heartwarming to Americans. Along… Read More
Since 2018, FreightWeekSTL has been an annual, week-long conference and event series that highlights the St. Louis bi-state region as a premier global logistics and freight hub. This… Read More
The Upper Mississippi Waterway Association will host its first ever Marine Highway 35 Workshop on June 25 in Moline, Ill. The one-day conference at Western Illinois University’s riverfront… Read More
Logistic Services Inc. (LSI) announced the acquisition of all assets of Five Rivers Distribution, LLC (Five Rivers) June 2, strengthening LSI’s inland waterways operations and expanding its presence on… Read More
Ever flowing, ever changing, waterborne commerce has remained central to the American experience throughout its nearly 250-year history. The United States exists as a unified nation in large part… Read More
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
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
