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Port of Caddo-Bossier Welcomes Newest Tenant Sunny Point Aggregates May 11, 2022 – Shreveport, La/Bossier City, La. Ground was broken today for The Port of Caddo-Bossier’s newest tenant, Sunny Point Aggregates. The company is building a new sand and proppants processing facility at The Port. When completed, the new facility will occupy a 43-acre tract…

Propeller Club of Paducah Announces 2022 Maritime Day Ceremony Honoring the Maritime Person and Port Person of the Year, memorializing those who have lost their lives in maritime service, presenting two scholarships to local youth, and making a special donation for tornado relief efforts. The International Propeller Club of the United States – Port of…

Helm Fertilizer Doubles Down on Its Helena Harbor Facility The last phase of a $12 million upgrade/expansion of the Helm Fertilizer facility is in motion at the Helena Harbor. May 9, 2022 – Arkansas Business (full link below) The same wet conditions that backed up farmers tending to their fields have delayed construction of a…

F&M Mafco, one of Cincinnati’s largest private companies, acquired by AMECO   May 4, 2022 | Cincinnati Business Courier (full link below)   One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest private companies, family-owned since its founding in 1945, has been acquired by a national construction management firm. Greenville, S.C.-based American Equipment Co. Inc. (AMECO) announced Wednesday that…

Once the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project is complete, it will be the most improved ship channel in the entire U.S. Gulf Coast according to the POCCA. April 24, 2022 | San Patricio County News (full link below) The Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project was included in President Joe Biden’s proposed Fiscal Year…

Blair Ag looks to add rail, port projects April 19, 2022 | Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise (full link below) Blair Ag has announced a multi-phase project to improve infrastructure and possibly river port service to the back of its property. Representatives of the commodity distributor recently presented a four-phase project to the Blair City Council, which…

April 20, 2022 | THV11.com (full link below) The steel facility at the Port of Little Rock will reportedly bring in 115 jobs and $18.7 million in investments to the company’s operations in Arkansas. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — W&W | AFCO Steel announced Wednesday that it will be locating a new steel fabrication facility at a location…

America’s Central Port: Request for Qualifications Design for Madison Harbor Terminal Improvements Proposals due Thursday, April 28, 2022 America’s Central Port is a mixed-use development located in Madison County, Illinois along the Mississippi River. The Port completed a new harbor facility south of Locks 27 back in 2012. The Port is seeking a design solution…

Port of Victoria Completes Multi-Million Dollar Rail Expansion Project April 01, 2022  The Victoria County Navigation District is excited to announce the completion of its Rail Expansion Project at the Port of Victoria, which saw the construction of a 1.9-mile rail loop and 2,000-foot ladder track at the Port’s North Industrial Site. The project has created three available…