Most fuel that is in the tanks of trucks is B20+ diesel fuel, a mix of 80 percent petroleum diesel and 20 percent biodiesel. According to the Department of… Read More
inland waterways
According to news reports, this summer saw a significant and disturbing increase in boating accidents, driven by high traffic, alcohol use and inexperienced operators. Wisconsin recorded 10 fatalities by… Read More
On September 25, at the Port of Memphis office, Randy Richardson, executive director of the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission and vice president of port and industrial properties… Read More
SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) is proposing a multimodal cargo facility in Vermilion Parish, La., that would connect the inland waterways to the state highway system. Vermilion Parish… Read More
Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) welcomed Nick Boykin as its new director of communications and membership October 5. Boykin was most recently senior marketing and communications manager for the… Read More
Barkley Lock on the Cumberland River reopened to commercial and recreational traffic at noon September 30 after nearly two months of dewatering, inspections and repairs, according to KBSI in… Read More
Jay Hardman, executive director of the Port of Baton Rouge, joined WJ Talk to discuss cargo diversification, infrastructure investments and his upcoming retirement. Hardman joined the port’s staff in 2000… Read More
The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) has welcomed the Rev. Charles Uhlik as its newest Ministry on the River chaplain. Based in St. Louis, Uhlik will serve mariners along the… Read More
Unscheduled repairs to the land-side lock chamber at Olmsted Locks and Dam have been completed, with scheduled work in the river-side chamber to take place October 5 to… Read More
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article titled, “The Cost of Transporting Pretty Much Everything Just Won’t Stop Going Up,” focusing on diesel fuel costs — up by… Read More
