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The Hidden Digitalization Gap: Why Barge Transportation Is the Last Frontier in Logistics Digitalization

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The Hidden Digitalization Gap: Why Barge Transportation Is the Last Frontier in Logistics Digitalization

April 24, 2026

If you operate in the inland barge industry, you may feel like the push toward “digital transformation” showed up overnight. One day you’re running a reliable operation built… Read More

Washington Waves: Oct. 24, 2025 Waterway News From D.C.

October 24, 2025

Stephen Carmel, nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, told a key Senate committee that his generation cannot stand on the sidelines… Read More

MarAd Adds 848 Miles To Marine Highway Program A map of the Maritime Administration’s network of Marine Highways. (Courtesy of the U.S. Maritime Administration)

A map of the Maritime Administration’s network of Marine Highways. (Courtesy of the U.S. Maritime Administration)

MarAd Adds 848 Miles To Marine Highway Program

July 11, 2025

Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy announced July 10 that the Maritime Administration (MarAd) has designated 848 new miles of navigable waterways under the U.S. Marine Highway Program… Read More