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Intermodal Port In Herculaneum, Mo., Attracting Developers And Site Selectors

March 7, 2024

The St. Louis Regional Freightway calls a 300-acre port district zoned property in Herculaneum, Mo., a unique opportunity for intermodal development, citing the location’s more than 2 miles of river… Read More

STL Freightway Panel Details Drought, Flood Lessons Learned The St. Louis Engineer District dredge Potter.

STL Freightway Panel Details Drought, Flood Lessons Learned

June 5, 2023

A panel at the recently concluded FreightWeek STL cast a spotlight on the behind-the-scenes collaboration that allowed more of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers to stay open during last year’s… Read More

St. Louis Regional Freightway Offers Educational Riverboat Cruises

April 11, 2023

The St. Louis Regional Freightway, a public agency founded in 2014 as an enterprise of Bi-State Development, announced April 1 that it is inviting students and educators to sign up… Read More

Final Truss Is Major Milestone For Top St. Louis Bridge Project The final truss for the Merchants Bridge replacement project is floated into place. (Photo by David Murray)

The final truss for the Merchants Bridge replacement project is floated into place. (Photo by David Murray)

Final Truss Is Major Milestone For Top St. Louis Bridge Project

September 2, 2022

A group of 175 people took a ride on the riverboat Becky Thatcher from the St. Louis riverfront August 26 to see the third and final truss being floated into… Read More

Port Infrastructure Investments Highlighted At Inland Marine Expo Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, speaks at the 2022 Inland Marine Expo. (Photo by John Shoulberg)

Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, speaks at the 2022 Inland Marine Expo. (Photo by John Shoulberg)

Port Infrastructure Investments Highlighted At Inland Marine Expo

June 14, 2022

Attendees at the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis heard encouraging news about system-wide freight investments in the gateway port of New Orleans, as well as recent infrastructure… Read More

FreightWeekSTL Returns In Virtual Format For 2022

May 17, 2022

FreightWeekSTL returns May 23 through May 27 as a virtual event featuring seven discussions focused on the latest trends and innovations influencing worldwide freight movement and highlighting the global access… Read More

U.S. Department Of Agriculture Touts ‘Ag Corridors’ In New Report

June 14, 2021

A study of agriculture transportation released in December by the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed that 80 percent of U.S. ag freight moves on only 17 transportation corridors that make… Read More

Arcosa Rolls Out Specialized Container Barges At 200 by 70 feet, the new barge takes up the same space in a tow as two standard hopper barges, but can hold 72 40-foot containers, nearly twice as much as the two standard barges would be able to handle.

At 200 by 70 feet, the new barge takes up the same space in a tow as two standard hopper barges, but can hold 72 40-foot containers, nearly twice as much as the two standard barges would be able to handle.

Arcosa Rolls Out Specialized Container Barges

May 28, 2021

For years, said Neal Langdon, executive vice president of Arcosa Marine Products Inc., proponents of container-on-barge (COB) have had difficulty persuading stakeholders to invest in shoreside COB assets because they… Read More

FreightWeekSTL Returns May 24–28

May 17, 2021

Since 2018, St. Louis Regional Freightway has collaborated with the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) to bring hundreds of inland waterway experts and industry leaders to the St. Louis, Mo., region. Read More

Speakers, Topics Announced For IMX 2021 IMX2020Logo

Speakers, Topics Announced For IMX 2021

April 21, 2021

Those attending the Inland Marine Expo, which The Waterways Journal is hosting May 24-26 at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, will enjoy a schedule packed with speakers… Read More