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President Donald Trump announced a sweeping set of tariffs on other countries on April 2, which he called “Liberation Day.” All tariffs took immediate effect at midnight April 2. He… Read More

President Donald Trump announced on February 11 the new tariffs he has been promising. They include tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, along with 25 percent additional… Read More

New figures released by the Corps of Engineers show that overall barge tonnage on the Arkansas River is up by 10 percent in the first quarter of 2022, compared to… Read More

The U.S. Coast Guard wants you to know that it is not in danger of running out of buoys on the inland waterways. That concern emerged when word reached some… Read More

The cost of steel to build towboats and barges has been going up in the past few months and will likely continue to do so for the near future. A… Read More

The American Metal Market (AMM) has named Ports of Indiana the Logistics/Transportation Provider of the Year for 2018. The ninth annual Awards for Steel Excellence were recently announced at AMM’s… Read More

United States Steel Corporation announced August 16 that it was investing $750 million to revitalize and modernize a 110-year-old, barge-served steel plant in Gary, Ind. Located on the south shore… Read More

The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS), a trade group that bills itself as “the only steel-related trade association that supports free trade,” reported on June 14 that steel imports… Read More

As the war of words and actions over tariffs heats up between the U.S. and China, mayors of Mississippi River towns are warning of potentially severe impacts to river commerce. Read More

President Donald Trump has succeeded in roiling his enemies, his economic advisers, his party, the media and international markets in announcing his intention to levy broad tariffs against all imported… Read More