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WorkBoat “FREE” Webinar: Workforce Development in the Maritime Industry
WorkBoat “FREE” Webinar: Workforce Development in the Maritime Industry WorkBoat is offering a “free” webinar aimed at equipping employers with tips and tools for recruiting, training, and retaining qualified employees. Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022 Time: 1:00pm ET | 12:00pm CT | 10:00am PT REGISTER HERE We have all had to…
Read MoreNew Marine Highway Route, Two New Marine Highway Designations, and A Project Designation Extension Support Supply Chain Resiliency
New Marine Highway Route, Two New Marine Highway Designations, and A Project Designation Extension Support Supply Chain Resiliency Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | US DOT Maritime Administration (full link below) WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the designation of a new Marine Highway Route, two new Marine Highway Projects,…
Read MoreBusiness View Magazine interviews Aimee Andres, Executive Director of IRPT, for our focus on Inland Rivers, Ports, and Terminals in the U.S.
Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals, Inc. (IRPT) – Finding A Balanced Approach Business View Magazine | April 4, 2022 (full link below) Business View Magazine interviews Aimee Andres, Executive Director of IRPT, for our focus on Inland Rivers, Ports, and Terminals in the U.S. In its capacity as the trade association for the nation’s…
Read MoreFACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional Infrastructure Funding for Ports and Waterways
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional Infrastructure Funding for Ports and Waterways March 29, 2022 | Whitehouse.gov (full link below) The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing that it will invest more than $2.7 billion in funding to [300] Army Corps projects through the country focused on strengthening ports and waterways. The announcement follows the Biden Administration…
Read MoreFeds to fund start of Arkansas River deepening work, ‘Three Rivers’ project
Feds to fund start of Arkansas River deepening work, ‘Three Rivers’ project March 31, 2022: TB&P (full link below) Funding from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has put the first significant funding in a decades-long effort to deepen the Arkansas River navigation channel to 12-feet. Much of the river system depth…
Read MoreIRPT Deputy Director, Dede Smith, presents Lt. Adam Paz, USCG with award for a job well done
IRPT recognized Lt. Adam Paz, USCG Lower Mississippi River Sector, for the great job he did and the help IRPT received from him in communicating the situation that occurred and the dynamic on-going challenges in getting the channel reopened at the I-40 Bridge emergency in Memphis, TN MM 736-737 in May, 2021. He coordinated efforts…
Read MoreNOAA/NWS: Significant Event Outlook – A Powerful Cold Front to Sweep Through the Eastern Half of U.S.
A Powerful Cold Front to Sweep Through the Eastern Half of U.S. A wide-range of hazards are likely on Friday and Saturday Key Points A late-winter-season arctic cold front is plunging through the Plains and Western U.S. today and this powerful cold front will become a major storm system with a wide-range of hazards, as…
Read MoreDOT Lays Out Actions to Strengthen Supply Chains and Revitalize the Economy
DOT Lays Out Actions to Strengthen Supply Chains and Revitalize the Economy Thursday, February 24, 2022 (full link below) Today, on the one-year anniversary of President’s Executive Order on Supply Chains, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is publishing a report that lays out vulnerabilities in our freight and logistics supply chain and clear-cut actions…
Read MorePresident Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Announce Historic New Funding to Strengthen Port Infrastructure and Supply Chain Resiliency
President Biden and U.S. Department of Transportation Announce Historic New Funding to Strengthen Port Infrastructure and Supply Chain Resiliency Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) Grants receives $450 million, its largest investment ever WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced…
Read MoreUSDA releases report on U.S. waterways and agriculture
February 10, 2022 | WorkBoat (full link below) Covered barges on the Lower Mississippi River On Feb. 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released an updated A Reliable Waterway System Is Important to Agriculture report, previously published in October 2018. The latest USDA report summarizes statistics on U.S. grain and agricultural products, including bulk and containerized cargos…
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