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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS – LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON CO. RIVERPORT TANGENT LOOP TRACK Notice is hereby given that the Louisville and Jefferson County Riverport Authority will receive bids up to 2:00 p.m., local prevailing time, June 22, 2022, at the offices of the Louisville and Jefferson County Riverport Authority, 6900 Riverport Drive, Louisville, Kentucky, 40258, for tangent loop track…

Little Rock port awarded $5.6M federal grant to add railroad tracks and build engine maintenance facility The Port of Little Rock Railroad operates a five-person crew Monday through Friday, with switching services provided from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 3, 2022 | Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (full link below) The Little Rock Port Authority…

  Besides expanding to Kansas City, Transport 360 has made major upgrades to the port in St. Joseph, including a tele-stacker and additional storage areas. May 29, 2022 | News-Press Now (full link below) Transport 360 has been continually expanding its equipment in St. Joseph to ramp up the number of barges the company can…

Port of Harlingen Releases First Annual Report May 23, 2022 | HARLINGEN, TX: The Port of Harlingen releases its first Annual Report highlighting the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Click Here to view a digital version of an online version of our 2020-21 Annual Report. CONTACT: Amy Lynch, Director of PR and Marketing (956) 244-7883 or amy@portofharlingen.com…

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…