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
Ken Eriksen
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
In our last issue, economist Ken Eriksen showed how record corn yields and exports boosted U.S. barge volumes and rates (See Horizons, August 18, 2025). The big surprise for ag… Read More
Port executives, economic developers and state representatives from Louisiana have long described the five deep-water ports of the Lower Mississippi River—composed of the Port of Baton Rouge, the Port of… Read More
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), spanning 1,058 river miles from Apalachee Bay, Fla., to Brownsville, Texas, is an all-star performer. From the Mississippi River at New Orleans, the GIWW extends… Read More
In this powerhouse episode of the “Inland Marine Insight Podcast,” presented by HealthWorks Medical, we’re live from the Inland Marine Expo 2025 in Nashville with Ken Eriksen, founder of Polaris… Read More
