A port project planned for near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers in Cairo, Ill., is taking another step forward with a contract in place for environmental studies… Read More
Illinois
Construction of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project could be delayed if a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) isn’t signed between the Corps of Engineers and the state of Illinois by September… Read More
Moonlight, Canvasback and Steamboat are the names of three new under-construction man-made islands being formed in the Riverbend area of the Mississippi River near Grafton, Ill. The names were given… Read More
A public-private partnership to revitalize a former coal-loading facility into one for offloading fertilizer is nearing construction. The $14.2 million project at Ohio River Mile 853 at Shawneetown, Ill., was… Read More
The port authority that will own the former Ohio River Lock & Dam 52 property near Brookport, Ill., has been awarded money for a feasibility study once the property is… Read More
American River Transportation Company (ARTCo), a wholly owned subsidiary of ADM, christened the 58- by 26- by 8-foot Chuck B on October 6 at its Ottawa, Ill., location. The Chuck… Read More
Project directors believe they have enough funding until early January to move forward with the Brandon Road Interbasin Project but might have to stop work after that without a signed… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced October 6 that it has awarded nearly $39 million in grants to 12 marine highway projects across the nation under the America’s… Read More
On August 8, the Quincy, Ill., City Council approved spending nearly $4.4 million on the Quincy Regional Barge Dock Elevation Project that will raise the city’s barge dock 3-1/2 feet… Read More
Nearly two years have passed without a ground-breaking since Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state was investing $40 million to build a port at Cairo, Ill., but state leaders… Read More
