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Department of Transportation released state-by-state fact sheets as to how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law impacts the individual localities…

With the recent announcement by Secretary Deb Haaland that the Department of Interior will potentially hold up to seven new…

The Biden Administration’s struggles to alleviate supply chain capacity issues appear to be continuing with no end in sight.

The importance of the inland waterway system now and into the future was the focus of the Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. conference October 18-21.

Port Milwaukee and The DeLong Company Inc. broke ground October 15 on a nearly $35 million agricultural maritime export facility on Jones Island.

Increases for programs important to maritime transportation were included in the nine remaining Senate appropriations bills proposed for fiscal year 2022.

The 50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) was celebrated in ceremonies at Little Rock, Ark., and Tulsa, Okla.

As Congress debates this budget, we hope that waterways infrastructure projects, and the bipartisan support they engender, don’t get lost in the shuffle. 

June 4, 2021 By Jim Myers Washington, D.C.—The Biden administration has proposed a 12.9 percent funding cut for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works program, prompting pushback from an influential Democratic ally. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, expressed reservations during a hearing held several days before the official...

On May 7, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) introduced legislation to help ensure U.S. ports are resilient to extreme weather events, including sea-level rise and flooding. The bill also increases the percentage of funding set aside for inland ports to assist ports with infrastructure pr...