Three Kentucky riverports recently received grant awards as part of two state programs. The Greenup Boyd County Riverport Authority and West Kentucky Regional Riverport Authority received a total of $1… Read More
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear touted western Kentucky’s economic wins, including those related to the river industry, as the keynote speaker for the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Public Policy… Read More
The devastating high winds and torrential rainfalls of Hurricane Helene slammed into southeastern states, leaving more than 200 dead in six states reported so far. Helene made landfall September… Read More
Marc Mavigliano wants to connect high school students to jobs in the inland waterways industry. Mark Mavigliano Mavigliano, the McCracken County (Ky.) Public Schools community schools director, was… Read More
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 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
