Gulf/Intracoastal-Info
St. Bernard Parish Secures $2M Grant for Connector Road
June 22, 2022 | Biz New Orleans (full link below) CHALMETTE, La. — From the St. Bernard Economic Development Foundation: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $2 million grant to St. Bernard Parish Government to build a road to connect the St. Bernard Port,…
Read MoreCEO Bill Cotter to retire after 23 years with HCPHC
July 5, 2022 | HCPHC KILN, MISS. – Hancock County Port and Harbor CEO William “Bill” Cotter recently announced he plans to retire at the end of year after 23 years of service. Cotter has served with Port and Harbor for over two decades in various roles, including Stennis International Airport Director, agency chief operations…
Read MoreATCHAFALAYA RIVER PORTS, RED RIVER PORTS AND U.S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION HOLD MARITIME ROUNDTABLE AND ATCHAFALAYA RIVER RIBBON CUTTING AT PORT OF MORGAN CITY
June 14, 2022 | MORGAN CITY HARBOR AND TERMINAL DISTRICT PORT OF MORGAN CITY, LA – On June 7th and 8th, 2022, the Ports of Morgan City, Krotz Springs, Avoyelles Parish, Central Louisiana Regional, Caddo-Bossier, Natchitoches Parish, and Red River Parish and the Red River Waterway Commission, in partnership with the U. S. Department of Transportation…
Read MoreGulf and Intracoastal Waterways Basin Meeting
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals invites you to a: Gulf and Intracoastal Waterways Basin Meeting Wednesday, March 30th from 11 am to 5 pm The Port of Galveston Cruise Terminal #2 (off 23rd Street) Galveston, TX IRPT is a trade association for the nation’s inland waterway, port, and terminal professionals. Our mission is to provide…
Read MoreNational Hurricane Preparedness Week: May 9 through May 15, 2021
Proclamation 10205 of May 7, 2021 In 2020, the United States experienced a record year for extreme weather, with an unprecedented 30 named storms in the Atlantic Basin alone. Twelve of these storms, six of which were hurricanes, made landfall in the United States. These storms and hurricanes unleashed their devastating power on the individuals…
Read MoreIRPT Gulf and Intracoastal Waterways Basin Meeting
IRPT Gulf and Intracoastal Waterways Basin Meeting, Sponsored By: Bedford Technologies Join us for a webinar on Sep 09, 2020 at 10:00 AM CDT. Please register here: Register now! IRPT is a trade association for the nation’s inland waterway, port, and terminal professionals. Our mission is to provide a platform for inland river port and…
Read MoreIntroducing IRPT’s Mobile App
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, Inc. (IRPT) has a mobile app that will allow us to push vital information regarding each of the basins to industry users. The ability to communicate quickly to all users of water transportation so they can make key decisions about operations in situations where scheduled or unscheduled maintenance activities and…
Read MoreBreaking News: IRPT signs Memorandum with USACE
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals and U.S. Army Corps, Institute of Water Resources sign Memorandum of Common Purpose Cindy Cutrera, Port of Morgan City and President of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals and Dr. Joe Manous, Jr., Director for the Institute of Water Resources (IWR) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed the Memorandum…
Read MoreNew Nova ethylene terminal on the Mississippi
March 27, 2018: Chemical & Engineering News (full link below) Nova plans ethylene export terminal Canadian chemical maker Nova Chemicals is working with the oil and gas infrastructure firm Energy Transfer Partners to develop an ethylene export terminal on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The terminal would have the capacity to export 800,000 metric tons of…
Read MoreFollow up to Freight Workshop
Thank you to all of the Speakers and Participants at the Recent GIWW/Southern Rivers workshop held in partnership by Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals (IRPT) and Maritime Administration (MARAD). An attendee list is attached. I don’t have permission to share everyone’s contact so if you would like an intro to someone in particular, please let…
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