Southeast Rivers Basin meeting Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals, Inc. Invites you to a Southeast Rivers Basin meeting Why: Provide platform for networking and discussion on river related issues affecting our region. Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 at 1pm Central Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa One Grand Boulevard, P.O. Box 639, Point Clear,…

Missouri River Basin Meeting Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals, Inc. Invites you to the Missouri River Basin Meeting Join us for networking and discussion on river related issues affecting our region. Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 2:00 pm Port KC 300 Wyandotte, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64105   IRPT is a trade association for…

August 10, 2018: Federal Register (full link below) Inland Waterways Users Board Meeting: New Date and Time The notice of an open meeting scheduled for August 30, 2018 published in the Federal Register on July 11, 2018 has a new date and time. The meeting will now be held on August 28, 2018 at 1:00…

Date: July 24, 2018 Contact:  MARAD Public Affairs Tel:  202-366-5807 Maritime Administration Announces More Than  $20 Million in Grants for U.S. Small Shipyards WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded more than $20 million in grants to support capital improvements at 29 U.S. small shipyards as a part of its Small…

July 19, 2018: Federal Register (full link below) Notice of Funding Opportunity for Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a notice of funding opportunity which details the application requirements and procedures to obtain grant funding for eligible projects under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety…

Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals, Inc. (IRPT) invites you to a Missouri River Basin meeting.           Why: Provide platform for networking and discussion on river related issues affecting our region. Tuesday, August 14th at 2:00 central Port KC 300 Wyandotte, Suite 100 Kansas City, Missouri 64105 IRPT is a trade association for the nation’s inland waterway,…

July 11, 2018: Federal Register (full link below) The Army Corps of Engineers, Inland Waterways Users Board will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 30, 2018. Public registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. This meeting is open to the public. For additional information about the Board, please visit the committee’s website at…

Executive Director of the Ports Association of Louisiana DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MANAGER The position of Executive Director of the Ports Association of Louisiana requires two distinct but interrelated functions: Association Management and Governmental Relations. The Executive Director will assume a primary role in the day-to-day operations, planning and programming, and use…

NWC News Alert – Washington Update        June 11, 2018 FY18 Work Plan Released The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the work plan for fiscal year 2018. Enacted by Congress in March as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, the civil works program received $6.8 billion in federal funding, $789 million more than…

ISFAC Update (Illinois Competitive Freight Program Awards) For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Contact Rachel Bold Rachel.Bold@illinois.gov $241 million investment in freight mobility Move spurs local economies, enhances freight efficiency $241 million investment in projects that will improve the mobility of freight throughout the state and provide long-term benefits in congestion relief and economic…