Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 20, 2021
New Rail Yards Take Shape at Port of Indiana
A major infrastructure effort that includes multiple projects is taking shape at Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor. Work on the FASTLANE grant undertaking includes two new rail yards and an extension to the port's rail network....
Office of Gov. Evers - Tue January 19, 2021
Port of Green Bay Receives WEDC Grant
Gov. Tony Evers announced Jan. 4 that Brown County will receive a $500,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to assist in purchasing the former WPS Pulliam Plant property as part of the effort to relocate coal piles away from downtown and expand the economic activity of the Port of Green Bay....
Sennebogen - Wed December 23, 2020
Sennebogen 870 Hybrid E-Series Improves Safety, Increases Efficiency at Belgium Port
DD Shipping NV, a member of the Square Group, is a stevedoring company for dried bulk goods and general cargo. It manages two key terminals along the Brussels-Scheldt Maritime Canal, a vital hub for inland shipping routes in Belgium....
Business Wire - Tue September 01, 2020
Alexander Cairo Port Receives $40M Through 'Rebuild Illinois' Capital Plan
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Aug. 4 that the state of Illinois will provide $40 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan to anchor a public private partnership that will construct a new inland port in Cairo, Ill., at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers....
American Journal of Transportation - Mon August 03, 2020
Louisiana, Army Corps of Engineers to Deepen Lower Mississippi River
Gov. John Bel Edwards and other top Louisiana officials signed a formal agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on July 31 to begin construction on the deepening of the Lower Mississippi River from 45 to 50 ft....
Talk Business & Politics - Wed July 08, 2020
Little Rock Port Authority Secures $11M to Use for Upgrades
Arkansas's Little Rock Port Authority announced July 6 that it had secured $11 million in investments to support transportation infrastructure improvements in the port's footprint. As many as 1,500 new jobs may be added, according to a release from the port....
Maritime Logistics Professional - Thu June 25, 2020
Port of Mobile, Ala., to Be Deepened by Army Engineers
The state of Alabama and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have entered into a Project Partnership Agreement to deepen and widen the Port of Mobile to 50 feet by late 2024 or early 2025. Army Col....
Associated Press - Wed June 17, 2020
Army Corps Awards $618M to Expand Alaska Port of Nome Maritime Facility
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $618 million plan to expand the Port of Nome. Congressional approval is now the final hurdle for a long-sought plan for a deep-water port in Western Alaska, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Wednesday....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon April 06, 2020
Port Canaveral Building New Terminal for Massive Carnival Cruise Line Ship
Just to the south of where Americans once launched men to the moon and will soon begin their voyages to Mars is the site of a different kind of facility — one that also helps launch people, but to more Earth-bound destinations....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon February 24, 2020
Phase 2 of $238.7M JAXPORT Terminal Expansion Under Way
Leadership from the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) and private partner SSA Marine were joined by U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administrator Rear Adm. Mark Buzby this past November for a groundbreaking ceremony heralding a $238.7 million international container terminal at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal....
