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Kentucky Riverport Study To Be Released In October

September 10, 2021

Kentucky expects to have a marketing toolkit and a final report out to each of its 11 riverports next month, designed to help each one grow. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet… Read More

Quad Cities Are Loaded With Port Potential The Centennial Bridge, on the left, and Arsenal Island on the right, are key features of the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities area. Davenport, Iowa, is across the river, and Rock Island, Ill., is in the foreground. (Photo courtesy of Dawson & Associates)

The Centennial Bridge, on the left, and Arsenal Island on the right, are key features of the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities area. Davenport, Iowa, is across the river, and Rock Island, Ill., is in the foreground. (Photo courtesy of Dawson & Associates)

Quad Cities Are Loaded With Port Potential

August 1, 2019

Situated on opposite sides of a westward-running stretch of the Upper Mississippi River, the towns of Moline, East Moline and Rock Island in Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf across the… Read More

President’s FY2020 Budget Supports Two Major Port Projects

April 17, 2019

The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget includes $138 million for the 52-foot Charleston Harbor deepening project, a milestone that provides an opportunity for the project to receive Congressional funding… Read More

Paducah Solidifies Status As Hub Of Inland River Industry The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport is preparing for a future in which container-on-barge plays a big part. (Photo courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport)

The Paducah-McCracken County Riverport is preparing for a future in which container-on-barge plays a big part. (Photo courtesy of Paducah-McCracken County Riverport)

Paducah Solidifies Status As Hub Of Inland River Industry

August 3, 2018

If the U.S. inland waterways system has a hub, Paducah, Ky. is it. Sitting near the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers, just south of the Cumberland River’s confluence… Read More