The Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) announced on September 25 the expansion of a key navigation asset to include information from a 734-mile stretch of the Missouri River for… Read More
Marine Highway
This week’s lead story is about the development of port facilities at the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority for a new customer, PRCO America Inc., bringing in materials for making refractory… Read More
Although Vanta E. Coda II became CEO of the Ports of Indiana four years ago, his background includes more than 25 years of marine and multimodal experience on both the… Read More
Attendees at the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis heard encouraging news about system-wide freight investments in the gateway port of New Orleans, as well as recent infrastructure… Read More
The U.S. Maritime Administration announced the award of nine America’s Marine Highway grants December 10, including three projects that impact the inland waterways system. The grants total $12.6 million. The… Read More
The Missouri Department of Transportation has received one of six Marine Highway Project designations from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) as part of the America’s Marine Highway Program (AMHP). The application… Read More
As you’ll read in this issue, a Marine Highway designation was just given by the Maritime Administration to the Missouri Department of Transportation along the Missouri River. The application to… Read More
Helena Harbor and Phillips County (Ark.) Economic Development officials recently announced that the harbor has been named a “designated project” on the U.S. Marine Highway System by the U.S. Department… Read More
BY DAVE MATSUDA With Election Day behind us, changes are on the horizon for America’s maritime industry. It is inevitable that some federal priorities will change with any new administration,… Read More
Nucor Corporation broke ground on its 400-job, $1.7 billion steel plate manufacturing mill October 23 along the Ohio River in Brandenburg, Ky. The plant is expected to employ an average… Read More
