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Economic Impact of Inland Waterways on Illinois
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals (IRPT) has partnered with the Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) to promote the economic impact on the Nation’s Inland Waterways. The National Waterways Foundation (NWF) has released waterways profiles for the economic impact of the inland waterways for states including Illinois. Ranked 8th in the nation with 1,100 miles of navigable…
Read MoreIRPT Ohio River Basin Meeting
IRPT Ohio River Basin Meeting, Sponsored By: Ports of Indiana Join us for a webinar on Sep 02, 2020 at 2:00 PM 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 terminal professionals…
Read MorePorts of Indiana earns U.S. Marine Highway Grant for developing steel barge shuttle at Jeffersonville port
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded a Marine Highway Grant to the Ports of Indiana for developing a steel barge shuttle with Nucor Steel at its Jeffersonville port. This project will create supply chain efficiencies for Nucor and the private sector partners as well as generate public benefits by taking over…
Read MoreMarine Highway Designation Yields First Results
June 15, 2020: Cincinnati Public Radio (full link below) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration is awarding the first grants to this region since the ports of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky earned a Marine Highway designation. Steel company Nucor is getting nearly $3 million to help build a shipping terminal along the Ohio River…
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 MoreOhio River in the News: New State-of-the-Art Fertilizer Facility
Ohio River in the News: New State-of-the-Art Fertilizer Facility The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority has reached a 10-year lease agreement with an additional 10-year extension option with Southern FS to construct a state-of-the-art Fertilizer Handling Facility in its Bulk Terminal complex. “The signing of the agreement will continue to offer our region’s agricultural partners a…
Read MoreOhio River in the News: New Ohio River terminal, grain elevator planned for Union County
November 1, 2018: Tristate homepage.com (full link below) New Ohio River terminal, grain elevator planned for Union County Farmers in Union County will soon have a closer place to get crops to market. A new river terminal and grain elevator was announced this week. Some farmers have to drive far to get their grains on…
Read MoreFunding released for Cairo river port terminal in Illinois, US
October 12, 2018: Ship Technology (full link below) Funding released for Cairo river port terminal in Illinois, US A sum of $1m in capital funding has been released for the planned river port terminal in Cairo, Illinois, US. Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) said that the funding demonstrates the state’s effort to revive the…
Read MoreNotice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases in Ohio
September 20, 2018: Federal Register Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases in Ohio As provided for under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas leases OHES058186, OHES058187, OHES058188, OHES058191, OHES058198, OHES058199, OHES058200, OHES058203, OHES058204,……...
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