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....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 09, 2020
After 18-Month Pause, Dredging Resumes at Port of Savannah
Dredging to deepen the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah has resumed after an 18-month pause, Col. Daniel Hibner of the Army Corps of Engineers recently announced as the second half of the $973 million expansion has started to get under way....
Associated Press - Wed November 20, 2019
Anchorage Receives $25M Grant for Port Upgrades
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Anchorage has been awarded a $25 million grant to assist with upgrades to the Port of Alaska, officials said. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant will help fund construction of a new $214 million petroleum and cement terminal that is part of a $2 billion modernization project....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 22, 2019
Port of Seattle's $500M Terminal 5 Project Under Way
After several years of planning and community outreach, a nearly $500 million project to modernize the existing Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle is underway. Terminal 5, made up of 185 acres, has not been in use since 2014....
