The House Appropriations Committee marked up and passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill May 20. The bill includes approximately $9.8 billion… Read More
Mississippi River
FreightWeekSTL will bring together those interested in learning about how freight moves by river, rail and road and through the manufacturing process June 8–12 in St. Louis, Mo. Read More
Trekking through the Couturie Forest in New Orleans’ City Park on a quick nature walk, I find that fog limits visibility, and mist hides the birds I can Sean… Read More
The U.S.S. Kidd Veterans Museum announced May 13 that the “Welcome Home” celebration planned for the return of the U.S.S. Kidd has been postponed. Dangerously low river levels on… Read More
Visitors to The Ingram Distillery in Columbus, Ky., can take in views of the Mississippi River, explore a floating barrelhouse, taste “river-aged” whiskey for themselves and bring home a… Read More
As geopolitical tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz and congestion worsens at the Panama Canal and Malacca Strait, John Donne’s famous words from 1624 come sharply into focus:… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District, in partnership with the Kaskaskia Island Drainage and Levee District, launched the “Love Your Levee” campaign last month to increase public understanding of levees… Read More
The following is a list of Jones Act waivers posted by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) as of June 11, 2026. Vessel: mv. JPS Elli Flag:… Read More
Mid-to-late April 1865 was full of news. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, the hunt for and eventual killing of his assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was ongoing, and the Civil… Read More
Rep. Sam Graves (Mo.-06), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced April 22 that he had secured a $27,324,552 Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) Grant for the… Read More
