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The Shawneetown, Ill., Port District is busy implementing a $10.5 million Port Infrastructure Development Program grant announced last year.

Trains and trucks move the bulk of goods across the U.S. Some sailors say the Great Lakes waterways are underused shipping options and hope $17 billion of federal investment can help revitalize them.

In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on January 4, the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA)…

The Port of Oswego Authority, as a member of the American Great Lakes Ports Association, (AGLPA), is pressing for an equitable share of Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, (USDOT), said William Scriber, executive director and CEO, Port of Oswego Authority (POA), and AGLPA secretary.             “In November 2023,…

Temperature-controlled (reefer) cargoes are part of a vast ecosystem that includes rail and truck to ensure the daily delivery of fresh perishables to...

Last week, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle’s (OR-04) “Supporting Commercial Fishing in Port Infrastructure Projects Act” (H.R. 4618) passed both the House and Senate as part of the Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Congress approved a major defense authorization bill with funding increases in many programs that benefit the maritime industry.

John F. Kennedy’s famous locution, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but you can do for your country” remains the…

U.S. ports are receiving massive grants as the Biden administration commits federal funds to bolster the domestic manufacturing base.

The Waterways Journal takes its annual look back at the major events that made news on the waterways in the last year.