Port projects near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in southern Illinois and western Kentucky are moving forward, with the Illinois project expected to break ground as soon… Read More
Bill Miller
New Paducah–Baton Rouge Project To Receive $480,000 Grant money from the Maritime Administration’s America’s Marine Highway Program will help fund more than $7.5 million for nine projects, including one between… Read More
Close to 250 maritime leaders gathered in Baton Rouge, La., April 23–25 for the annual conference of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT). The conference featured a wide range… Read More
The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority recently announced that it is preparing to launch the first container-on-barge (COB) service on the Ohio River and in the state of Kentucky. With COB… Read More
The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority announced November 7 that it has reached a 10-year lease agreement with an additional 10-year extension option with Southern FS to construct a state-of-the-art fertilizer… Read More
If the U.S. inland waterways system has a hub, Paducah, Ky. is it. Sitting near the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers, just south of the Cumberland River’s confluence… Read More
Located at the confluence of the Tennessee, Ohio and Cumberland rivers, and just upstream from the Mississippi River, Paducah, Ky., enjoys a long history as an important hub in America’s… Read More
