Missouri News
Corps of Engineers to host virtual Missouri River meetings
October 5, 2020: U.S. Army Corps, Northwest Division (full link below) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled two virtual public meetings to discuss the current year’s operation of the Missouri River reservoir system and the planned operations for next year. The webinars will be at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, November 2nd.…
Read More BLUNT, GRAVES LEAD BICAMERAL PUSH TO IMPROVE SAFETY, NAVIGABILITY ON LOWER MISSOURI RIVER
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) and U.S. Representative Sam Graves (Mo.) led a letter urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide additional funding for projects that will improve safety and navigation on the Lower Missouri River. The letter was cosigned by U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Josh Hawley (Mo.), Deb…
Read More IRPT Missouri River Basin Meeting
IRPT Missouri River Basin Meeting Join us for a webinar on Sep 2, 2020 at 11:00 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 terminal professionals to improve their businesses…
Read More Heartland Port Bill sent to Governor
May 15, 2020: News Tribune (full link below) The Missouri House of Representatives voted 145-3 on Thursday to transfer 116 acres of state-owned land just east of the Ike Skelton Training Facility to the Heartland Port Authority for a Missouri River port in Jefferson City, sending the bill to Gov. Mike Parson for his signature.…
Read More Introducing 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 More Missouri River Tonnage
Missouri River tonnage data has been compiled for the fiscal year 2018 from data acquired by the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC). A 10-year average of the 2018 data is now available from 2008-2018. In reviewing the commodity data prepared by Dede Smith of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, sand, gravel and rock remains the…
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