During meetings in Washington, D.C., with various officials March 3–5, the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) announced an innovative new public-private financing tool to help river communities deal… Read More
Memphis
Mayors who are part of the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI), along with representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Maritime Administration… Read More
Team Services LLC, the Baton Rouge, La.-based inland marine tankerman company with a network of licensed tankermen serving facilities all along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Lower… Read More
The National Waterways Conference (NWC) will hold its 2019 annual meeting at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., September 17–19. The agenda includes a wide-ranging look at… Read More
Under development for two years, the Master Plan for the Port of Memphis was released to the public in February after having been presented in October to a… Read More
Fullen Dock & Warehouse, a full-service river terminal located at Mile 740 on the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn., announced March 26 that it has been designated as a… Read More
Hughes Heating & Cooling, based in Memphis, Tenn., is in a sweet spot for a business. While it is not the only company that offers passing towboats onboard service… Read More
The Port of Memphis was awarded a $1.7 million grant from the state of Tennessee to improve rail connectivity at the port. The total cost of the expansion is… Read More
Like many other riverports and manufacturing centers, the Memphis, Tenn., area economy has been growing at a welcome clip recently. Unemployment is at historic lows, and some employers are… Read More
Wepfer Marine Inc., Memphis, Tenn.-based river services firm, has purchased two towboats from Kirby Inland Marine LP, Houston, Texas. Wepfer bought the mv. Antigone and renamed it Ron Mook. Read More
