With draft and tow sizes already cut on the Lower Mississippi and little rain in the forecast, the inland navigation industry is preparing for a low-water season that could hit… Read More
Kentucky
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced $5.5 million in state investment in 16 public riverport projects August 26, all designed to enhance the ports’ economic activity and support future expansion. Read More
A hundred years ago, Columbus, Ky., hugged the banks of the Mississippi River. Founded in 1804 as “Iron Banks” and renamed Columbus in 1820, the town was home to around… Read More
Stakeholders of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Tenn-Tom), which connects the Tennessee River at the shared border of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee to the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile, Ala., will gather… Read More
Kentucky transportation officials are working with the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) to designate additional Kentucky rivers as marine highways. On June 11, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet received notice that the… Read More
A $500,000 state grant will allow a Kentucky public port to accept a federal Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant and help ensure its continued operability for decades… Read More
Legislation passed by both houses of the Kentucky legislature and awaiting signature by Gov. Andy Beshear would help pay for an expansion of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority… Read More
Results of a newly released Kentucky multimodal transportation study show the state’s public riverports have $12.3 million in unmet needs. Additionally, a state grant program does not provide… Read More
Two riverfront sites that are potential future port locations in western Kentucky have received grant funding to assist with further development. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced October 26… Read More
When Ray Eckstein founded Marquette Transportation Company in the late 1970s, his very first employee was his daughter, Cindy L. Erickson. Erickson grew up along the banks… Read More
