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Ag Export Groups Making The Best Of Trade Situation WJ Editorial

Ag Export Groups Making The Best Of Trade Situation

May 10, 2019

On the trade war front, the news continues to be uncertain. Time and time again, we hear that trade talks with China are near fruition, only to be… Read More

Trump: Tariffs Will Remain Even With Deal Washington Waves

Trump: Tariffs Will Remain Even With Deal

March 21, 2019

Washington, D.C.—After days of sharing positive reviews of the trade talks with China, President Donald Trump said tariffs on Chinese goods will not be lifted immediately even if the… Read More

China Buys ‘Millions Of Tons’ Of American Soybeans To Boost Trade Talks

February 11, 2019

The Chinese state agricultural conglomerate Cofco announced February 2 that it had bought “millions of tons” of soybeans from America, according to the South China Post. Read More

State Of The Industry: Trade Uncertainty Still Dominates Outlook For 2019 Trade negotiations, the future of coal and a new Congress are among the wildcards that make it difficult to predict the fortunes of the barge industry this year. (Photo by Rev. David Rider)

State Of The Industry: Trade Uncertainty Still Dominates Outlook For 2019

January 25, 2019

Every year at this time, The Waterways Journal asks leading experts and players in the barge industry and among its major customers to speak about the opportunities and challenges… Read More

Washington Waves: December 10, 2018 Washington Waves

Washington Waves: December 10, 2018

December 7, 2018

Washington, D.C.—Industry groups that depend on inland waterways welcomed the recent trade talks between the U.S. and China that appear to have put on hold additional tariff increases on… Read More

Trade Reform Is A Long Game WJ Editorial

Trade Reform Is A Long Game

November 21, 2018

One of the most interesting moments at the recently concluded Waterways Symposium came in a parenthetical remark by keynote presenter Allen Sinai, a well-known economist and forecaster. Sinai said… Read More

Rivers Of Optimism At Waterways Symposium R.D. James and Peter Stephaich. (Photo by Nelson Spencer Jr.)

Rivers Of Optimism At Waterways Symposium

November 21, 2018

The title of the Waterways Council Inc.’s annual symposium held November 14-16 in Chicago, Ill., at the Hotel Sofitel, was “Rivers of Optimism: Catch the Wave.” A distinguished line-up… Read More

Tariffs Bite At End Of Better Year For Barging

November 16, 2018

The barge business is used to uncertainty, and this year featured plenty of uncertainty. It started out with rates in last year’s doldrums. But for most of this year,… Read More

Soy Growers Are Hurting, But Barge Picture Is Complex

October 12, 2018

Last week, we ran a piece about how barge movements are not showing any dramatic impacts so far from the tariff wars with China, including a large drop in… Read More

Soy Crop Held Back; No Dramatic Effects On Barge Movements

October 5, 2018

A September 28 grain storage report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows how soybean farmers are reacting to the Trump administration’s tariff war with China and China’s response:… Read More

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