Ports of Indiana announced May 6 that it has partnered with Indiana University Southeast to launch a new internship program specifically designed to meet the needs of local industries… Read More
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Convent, La.-based Turn Services, a provider of barge fleeting, shifting, cleaning and repair services on the Lower Mississippi River, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Houston Ship Channel and Sabine-Neches Waterway, has… Read More
Action Intel, the data, software and artificial intelligence firm that brought the BargeAI application to the inland waterways, has announced the launch of Tow Tracker. The new tool delivers… Read More
The Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a request for information (RFI) to the marine industry and others involved in the nation’s supply chain on the growing concern of… Read More
A study carried out by two agricultural economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture has quantified the effects of 2022’s low water on the Mississippi… Read More
The Upper Mississippi Waterway Association (UMWA), founded 93 years ago, represents maritime stakeholders in the upper Midwest, in particular the states of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. Read More
Ingram Marine Group, one of the largest barge operators on the inland waterways, has announced plans to invest $50 million over three years to upgrade its barge-loading and grain-handling… Read More
Within the next month, the Eddyville (Ky.) Riverport and Industrial Development Authority expects to finalize grant funding that will allow for a major expansion, with work beginning this fall. Read More
“So goes transportation, so goes the economy” is a common refrain, but is that so? Yes, transportation carries the economy, and the economy depends on transportation. That transportation includes… Read More
Washington, D.C.—President Joe Biden dismissed a failed Senate procedural vote that blocked a bipartisan infrastructure deal that includes $16 billion for ports and waterways. “At the end of the day,… Read More
