As the new freight and maritime manager for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Randy Lane will take over the state’s efforts to improve economic development on the Ohio River… Read More
Mark Locker
Recently released freight tonnage data shows a statistical port approved last summer on the Ohio River now has the highest freight volume by tonnage of any inland port in the… Read More
The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced the recipients of its 2022 Maritime Assistance Program (MAP) grant awards, including more than $5.1 million for projects in public port districts along… Read More
Ohio public port authorities abutting the Ohio River and Lake Erie may apply for $23 million in available grant funding soon on behalf of private companies. The Ohio Department of… Read More
A new statistical port on the Ohio River has gained approval and is likely to become the largest inland port by freight tonnage. Supporters have been working on the plan… Read More
The Ohio Conference on Freight looked at “Freight on the Frontline” while moving into a virtual format May 20–21. The conference was hosted by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC)… Read More
A new statistical port district that could become the largest inland port in the United States by freight tonnage has received preliminary approval but awaits a final review. The Mid-Ohio… Read More
The Kentucky Summit on Economic Development Strategies to Leverage Kentucky Riverports and Freight Network, hosted online by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet March 24-26, is the second of three conferences planned… Read More
The reduction of coal cargo tonnage and the future of container-on-barge service were central topics of the Central Ohio River Business Association’s (CORBA) regional maritime committee meeting November 4. The… Read More
Two river terminal operators received a total of more than $1.43 million in grants from the state of Ohio recently through the new Ohio Maritime Assistance Program. S.H. Bell Company… Read More
