Ken Eriksen

The Waterways Journal has launched a monthly podcast interview series called WJ Talk. The conversations feature Frank McCormack, editor of The Waterways Journal, and other WJ contributors in conversation with… Read More

Waterways Journal editor Frank McCormack is joined by Sean Duffy (Big River Coalition LLC) and Ken Eriksen (Polaris Analytics & Consulting) to break down a new economic impact study on… Read More

If cargo is king, ports are its cupbearers, barges its royal carriages and towboats the unsung Trojans powering America’s inland waterways. The fleet of towboats operating on the navigable waterways… Read More

Ports are not just docks. They are economic engines. They connect farms to factories, mines to markets and nations to the world. Two recent announcements—one in Argentina, one in Louisiana—illustrate… Read More

Ken Eriksen of Polaris Analytics & Consulting joins Frank McCormack to discuss the barge fleet survey, commodities reporting, and how low water, freight rates, and basis ripple through inland navigation… Read More

Ken Eriksen (Polaris Analytics & Consulting) joins Frank McCormack to discuss a strategic marketing effort uniting five Louisiana deep water ports, what it could mean for cargo growth and investment,… Read More

As the Mississippi River winds past Memphis, Tenn., its mighty flow, averaging 593,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), or roughly 4.45 million gallons per second, supports navigation, ecosystems and communities. Read More