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Two River Ports Receive Ohio Grant Funding

February 9, 2022

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 To Release $23 Million In State Grant Funding As Part Of MAP

August 3, 2021

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

Mid-Ohio River Statistical Port District OK’d A graphic shows the location of the new Mid-Ohio Valley Port District and the freight tonnage by volume of surrounding districts as of 2019. The new district may become the largest inland port by freight tonnage. (Graphic courtesy of Ohio Department of Transportation)

A graphic shows the location of the new Mid-Ohio Valley Port District and the freight tonnage by volume of surrounding districts as of 2019. The new district may become the largest inland port by freight tonnage. (Graphic courtesy of Ohio Department of Transportation)

Mid-Ohio River Statistical Port District OK’d

June 18, 2021

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

Ohio Maritime Assistance Program Announces First Grant Recipients

July 8, 2020

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

New Advocacy Group Formed To Promote Ohio River Commerce Members of the Ohio River Coalition of Ohio, which was formed in Columbus, Ohio, on May 1.

New Advocacy Group Formed To Promote Ohio River Commerce

May 17, 2019

On May 1, a group of various stakeholders from industry, trade associations, port authorities, metropolitan and rural planning organizations, and other Ohio River stakeholders met to form the Ohio River… Read More

Wellsville Intermodal Facility Handles Oversized Cargo Once the ladles arrived in the United States from China, the vessel carrying them took 21 days to reach the Wellsville Intermodal Facility from New Orleans. (Photo courtesy of Columbiana County Port Authority)

Once the ladles arrived in the United States from China, the vessel carrying them took 21 days to reach the Wellsville Intermodal Facility from New Orleans. (Photo courtesy of Columbiana County Port Authority)

Wellsville Intermodal Facility Handles Oversized Cargo

February 8, 2019

The Columbiana County Port Authority’s Wellsville (Ohio) Intermodal Facility has announced that Pier 48, the port’s operator, recently handled one of its largest loads at the terminal on January 7. Read More