“Today I learned that I’m important, and that I matter.” These were the words of a student when asked what the student learned from the We Work the Waterways (WWW)… Read More
We Work the Waterways
“Anything that affects the [maritime] system affects us,” said Brian Mueller, CEO of Heartland Companies, one of the nation’s largest barge-builders. “In an emergency, there may not be enough blue-water… Read More
Colby Brammer, a 17-year-old from St. Amant, La., was inspired to follow through on his interest in the maritime industry after attending an Industry Interaction Day held late last… Read More
After spending a year as a nonprofit organization affiliated with Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT), We Work the Waterways (WWW) will begin operating independently as a standalone 501(c)(3)… Read More
This issue of The Waterways Journal carries the obituaries of four maritime industry veterans who collectively worked on, by and for our waterways for well over a century. The amazing… Read More
We Work The Waterways (WWTW) plans to debut a new pilot program April 18 in Paducah, Ky., and later in Louisiana. The program, which has been under the umbrella of… Read More
A little over a year ago, We Work The Waterways (WWTW), an educational outreach program of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT), didn’t even exist. Now, with 2024 in… Read More
Busloads of high school students from Louisiana’s river parishes visited the Port of South Louisiana (PortSL) March 6 and 7 as part of a pair of industry interaction events… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District partnered with Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals to host a “We Work the Waterways” event last month at the Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River… Read More
The past couple of months have been a whirlwind for Errin Howard. For close to 17 years, Howard led RiverWorks Discovery, developing that organization’s collaborative outreach program, Who Works… Read More
