Southeast River-Info
Alabama Legislature Passes Joint Resolution Urging Federal Reliability Study of Marine Highway 65
Columbus, Mississippi – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently signed House Joint Resolution 179 (HJR179), urging Congress to authorize a comprehensive reliability report on Marine Highway 65 (M-65) in the Water Resources…
Read MoreRepairs at 100-year-old Alabama dam speed up barge traffic on the Tennessee River
Source | A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crew has completed work on damage to the gates at 100-year-old Wilson Dam in the Shoals that caused delays of commercial barge…
Read MoreTDOT Announces Partnership for Multimodal Freight Transportation
Nashville—The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has secured a public-private partnership between the state, Cheatham County, and Ingram Marine Group to develop the Ashland City River Port project. The project…
Read MoreNOVONIX invests $4.6M to open synthetic graphite manufacturing facility in Tennessee
Source NOVONIX has announced plans to acquire a 182-acre parcel of land for its second mass production plant, NOVONIX Enterprise South, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The company, which manufactures high-performance…
Read MoreIRPT Southeast Rivers Basin Meeting
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals invites you to a: Southeast Rivers Basin Meeting Wednesday, May 31st 1:00 – 4:00 pm central time Hosted by the Inland Marine Expo Nashville…
Read MoreGovernor Andy Beshear Elected as Chair to Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Authority
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has been elected by the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority to serve as its 2023 chairman. Members cited Beshear’s support of the inland waterways system during his…
Read MoreSoutheast River Basin to See Major Economic Development with the Brunswick Harbor Modification Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and the Georgia Ports Authority’s held an official signing ceremony on Feb. 13, 2023, to commemorate the agreement to initiate the design…
Read MoreLawmakers Finalize Largest Economic Development Deal in State History
JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – The largest economic development deal in state history is now a done deal. Lawmakers approved the incentive package bringing more jobs and industry to the Golden…
Read MoreHorace Horn, Vice President-External Affairs of PowerSouth Energy, appointed as Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association’s Chairman of the Board
IRPT congratulates Horace Horn, Vice President-External Affairs of PowerSouth Energy, for his appointment to the position of Chairman of the Board. (more…)
Read MoreNyrstar plans expansion of Clarksville plant with $90 million germanium, gallium processing facility
Nyrstar plans expansion of Clarksville plant with $90 million germanium, gallium processing facility July 7, 2022 | Clarksvillenow.com (full link below) Nyrstar is planning to expand operations at its Clarksville…
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