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Henderson County Kentucky selected for $540 million Paper Mill
Anthony Pratt will make his largest American investment – construction of a $540 million paper mill in Kentucky. Pratt Paper, a part of sustainable packaging company Pratt Industries, is planning the construction of a paper mill in western Kentucky. The new paper mill will produce more than 1,500 tons of recycled paper every day, saving the equivalent…
Read MoreDon’t Delay- Submit your IPRT Membership Directory ad Today!
Members, Friends and Colleagues: As a friendly reminder, the Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals (IRPT) 2021-2022 Membership Directory will be sent to the publisher on September 1st. If you are interested in advertising, the rates are: Full page ad ($1500) Half page ad ($750) Artwork is due August 15th. Please access the advertising insertion form…
Read MoreWCI Releases New Tv Commercial On Importance Of America’s Waterways
WCI is proud to share with you our new 30-second TV commercial. You can view it on our YouTube channel. Our public education campaign, “America’s Waterways” was generously funded by some of our agriculture members and partners. Learn more about why the nation’s inland waterways are critical to our economy, jobs, environmental sustainability, and much…
Read MoreIRPT Member, Bedford Technology has been acquired by Tangent Technologies
IRPT Member, Bedford Technology has been acquired by Tangent Technologies. This acquisition combines two industry leaders with robust product lines to create the best alternative material innovation team in the world. For more than 25 years of offering structural composite plastic lumber, IRPT Member, Bedford Technology has served the industry. In…
Read MorePort of West Virginia importing economic opportunity in Follansbee
Jul 22, 2021, Follansbee, W.Va. (WTRF) – West Virginia has a key to post-pandemic prosperity — and it lies directly on the Ohio River. (full link below) That was the message at today’s economic meeting at the Bluewave Center in Brooke County. Empire Diversified Energy is planning some major upgrades to a new dock and…
Read MoreNotice to Bidders: Ports of Indiana
NOTICE TO BIDDERS July 19, 2021 LEASE: 637.60 acres, more or less, in four (4) parcels at Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon Deadline to Submit Sealed Bids: Aug. 5, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. (CDT) Notice is hereby given that proposals to lease 637.60 acres, more or less, in four (4) parcels at Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, Posey…
Read MoreUpper Midwest Drought Impacting Missouri River Navigation Season
News Dakota.com/Ag Central News: July 2, 2021 (full link below) NAFB – The Missouri River Water Management Division will reduce navigation flow support for the second half of the navigation flow support season. Drought conditions continue in the upper Missouri River basin, where river flows are managed by a series of lakes…
Read MorePort of Chicago billed as the “greatest intermodal facility in North America”
FreightWaves Classics: July 2, 2021 (full link below) The Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities within the city of Chicago. The port is operated by the Illinois International Port District (IIPD). It is a multimodal facility composed of Senator Dan Dougherty Harbor (Lake Calumet) and the Iroquois Landing Lakefront Terminus.…
Read MoreIRPT Member: Port Tour – You are Invited!
Millard Maritime is a deep-water port facility located on Mobile Bay in Alabama on the Theodore Industrial Canal. The port features a large marine terminal with a 1,600-foot wharf, bulk, liquid, and breakbulk capabilities, direct on-site rail, with close proximity to Interstate 10 and 65. With nearly 300 acres of water access multiuse land available, Millard…
Read MoreFive Rivers Distribution’s President Shell sees Arkansas River recovery but urges infrastructure investments in inland waterways
June 24, 2021 AJOT.COM (full article below) Marty Shell, president of Five Rivers Distribution, LLC based in Van Buren, Arkansas with cargo-handling operations at Fort Smith and Van Buren, Arkansas, says the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System has now recovered from the catastrophic 2019 floods. Shell said the 2019 flood was “the worst flood…
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