A new economic study released by the Texas Ports Association shows $713.9 billion in economic activity is generated annually by 23 Texas ports, making up 28 percent of the state’s… Read More
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The year 2024 was a momentous one for the waterways industry. A long drought that reduced drafts and cargoes moderated—with a devastating hurricane helping to restore water levels at… Read More
By Jim Kearns and Chris Ulfers What happens when the policy objectives of federal programs collide? This is being played out in real time as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
Ken Eriksen In previous Horizons columns, I wrote that cargo is king, and on the inland rivers, barge makes cargo royalty. If barge makes cargo royalty, then inland… Read More
By Robert Murray President, National Association of Waterfront Employers Robert Murray As the U.S. turns its attention to improving the health and safety of our communities, marine terminal… Read More
Jones Walker LLP has released its biennial cybersecurity survey, which this year focused on the cybersecurity preparedness of ports and terminals in the United States. Andy Lee, a partner at… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Senate Democrats announced an agreement on a historic $3.5 trillion budget resolution they plan to pass on a simple majority vote with no support from Republicans. If their agreement… Read More
A recent Wall Street Journal editorial was titled, “What the U.S. Can Learn From China’s Infatuation with Infrastructure.” China’s stupendous feats of rapidly building out its infrastructure have… Read More
“For the first time in 20 years, our infrastructure is out of the D range.” So proclaimed the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which released its… Read More
In just a couple months, COVID-19 has made abundantly clear the interconnectedness of the global economy, the fragility of the supply chains that drive it, and the resiliency of… Read More
