Ohio River Basin In The News
New ISC Facility in Morehead, Kentucky
By Ada Perez |
April 6, 2018: Trade & Industry Development (full link below) KY: Independent Stave to Build 220-Job, $66.5M Cooperage in Morehead Gov. Matt Bevin announced barrel manufacturer Independent Stave Co. will create 220 jobs for Kentuckians with a new $66.5 million cooperage in Morehead. “Independent Stave is a strong corporate partner to Kentucky with multiple locations…
Read More St. Louis, Plaquemines Ports Ink MoU for Mississippi River Cooperation
By Ada Perez |
St. Louis, Plaquemines Ports Ink MoU for Mississippi River Cooperation Posted by Joseph Keefe March 27, 2018 APH vessels are being designed in lengths of 592, 772, and 952 feet. The Vessels will carry from 1824 to 2960 TEUs and will travel north and south at twice the speed of barge lines or about 12-14 knots.…
Read More Central Gulf ports augmenting cargo terminal infrastructure
By Ada Perez |
Central Gulf ports augmenting cargo terminal infrastructure By: Paul Scott Abbott | Issue #666 | Mar 26 2018 at 03:36 PM | Channel(s): Ports & Terminals Ports With terminal expansions moving forward at most of the region’s ports, the central Gulf region is readying to meet burgeoning demands of cargo interests. The region appears to have favor in Washington, as the only two…
Read More New Nova ethylene terminal on the Mississippi
By Ada Perez |
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 More LiebherrUSA announces 45million expansion 3-23-18
By Ada Perez |
Liebherr to invest $45 million at its Newport News facility Liebherr invests $45 million in the expansion of its Newport News, Virginia, facility Liebherr continues to grow its operations in the United States Newport News, VA (USA) March 23, 2018 – Liebherr-International AG, the family owned company and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of…
Read More SENNEBOGEN 870 R-HD MATERIAL HANDLER GIVES ECONOMIC GROWTH A LIFT AT PADUCAH RIVERPORT
By Ada Perez |
Paducah, KY – Located at the confluence of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, the Ohio River and the Cumberland River and just upstream from the Mississippi, the City of Paducah enjoys a long history as an important hub in America’s inland waterways network. As Executive Director of the Paducah-McCracken County Riverport Authority, Bill Miller is working to…
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