Kentucky

Construction is scheduled to begin this spring on a new bridge over the Ohio River between Kentucky and Ohio in the Cincinnati area. Groundbreaking for the Brent Spence Companion Bridge… Read More

Marquette Transportation Company’s river division is among the best places to work in Kentucky, according to information collected by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Society of Human… Read More

The Owensboro (Ky.) Riverport Authority is receiving $1.12 million in grant funds to construct an access road and an additional storage and loading area to support rail infrastructure expansion. Kentucky… Read More

A $250,000 grant award announced January 13 is another step toward making a new riverport in Wickliffe, Ky., a reality. Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced the award, which the Kentucky… Read More

The Henderson County (Ky.) Riverport Authority reopened its bulk dock earlier this month following completion of a $2.2 million infrastructure improvement project. The facility, Ohio River Mile 808, acquired a… Read More

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced $2.3 million in grants awarded to eight projects at six of the state’s public riverports January 13. The awards are from the Kentucky Public Riverport… Read More

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced December 11 that Nashville, Tenn.-based Hines Furlong Line (HFL) plans to expand its current operation in McCracken County, Ky. The nearly $11 million investment will… Read More

A new western Kentucky riverport is one step closer to development with a vote to recommend $250,000 in funding for the West Kentucky Regional Riverport Authority in Wickliffe, Ky. The… Read More

In just the past few years, the barge industry has had to contend with a number of unscheduled lock and dam closures, including those at Wilson Lock, Holt Lock and Demopolis Lock in Alabama. It also… Read More