Corn Belt Ports

The Corn Belt Ports did particularly well in the U.S. Maritime Association’s October 27 announcement of Port Infrastructure Development Grant Program (PIDP) grant recipients. In total, MarAd awarded $41,414,928… Read More

The Illinois River Partnership Summit, a three-day umbrella event, recently concluded separate but closely related meetings. The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Illinois River Cities and Towns Initiative was… Read More

President Donald Trump announced a project by Mesabi Metallics September 28 to build a $15 billion steel plant in Lee County, Iowa, on the banks of the Mississippi River,… Read More

The National Waterways Conference’s meeting August 25–27 at the Vibrant Arena in Moline, Ill., spotlights the continued growth and development of the Corn Belt Ports. Local… Read More

This week’s issue focuses on the Missouri River, which provides anywhere from 45 percent of Mississippi River flows during normal times to as much as 70 percent during drought… Read More

This past week, the Corn Belt Ports and We Work the Waterways announced their participation in the Corn Belt Ports Rural Maritime and Logistics Training and Education Consortium,… Read More

J.F. Brennan Inc., Lawson Marine and Rigging, Riverview Tug Service, Inc. and Alter Logistics are among the river-related companies that have signed letters of support for the Corn Belt… Read More

Ten river ports in southern Illinois are the latest grouping to apply to be formally recognized by the Corps of Engineers as a port statistical district. The grouping would… Read More

The Port of Winona, Minn., has officially joined the Corn Belt Ports team. Geographically, the Corn Belt Ports are a group of federally recognized ports in the heart of the… Read More

The Corn Belt Ports opened a third regional office January 18 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the campus of Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., on the Mississippi River. The… Read More