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Credit: St. Louis Regional FreightwayBy the Numbers: Port St. Louis
The St. Louis region remains home to the nation’s most efficient inland port. Data shows the region’s port system also is well diversified and plays a critical role in U.S. agriculture.
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Insights: Cherrie Felder
One-on-one with Cherrie Felder, vice president at Channel Shipyard Companies and chair of the Waterways Council, Inc.
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Credit: Chuck Walker / U.S. ArmyIncreased Need for Infrastructure Investment
Demopolis Lock—which suffered a recent catastrophic failure—is a cautionary tale for other locks and those in Congress and the White House who may fail to see the urgency and importance of investing in the inland waterways system.
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Credit: PJ HahnNew Orleans is Sinking, and it is Not Tragically Hip
Mother nature and climate change are having major impacts on navigation on the Mississippi River Ship Channel.
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© icholakov / Adobe StockCrumbling Great Lakes Ports Infrastructure Makes Port Insurance Even More Critical
Armada CEO offers advice to secure the best insurance protection.
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© itsallgood / Adobe StockDredging: Plenty of Issues, New WRDA on the Way
An update on U.S. dredging—projects, equipment, new developments and responses to recent legislative demands.
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Credit: USACEInland Waterways Focus: The Pacific Northwest Columbia-Snake River System
An update on critical decisions facing the also critical Columbia-Snake River inland waterway system in the Pacific Northwest.
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© Rick Lohre / Adobe StockInland Waterways: Measuring Impact State by State
New NWF state profiles highlight importance of inland waterways to key states.
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Credit: AWIAmerica’s Watershed Initiative: Sustaining a Critical Waterway
Kimberly Lutz and America’s Watershed Initiative (AWI) are making every effort to sustain the Mississippi River for generations to come.