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​The House Appropriations Committee marked up and passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill May 20. The bill includes approximately $9.8 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works mission, an increase of $3.14 billion from the president’s budget request of $6.66 billion.

The bill funds Montgome...


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A $47 million grain terminal expansion at Ports of Indiana – Mount Vernon represents the largest investment at Indiana’s largest port in more than 20 years.

State and local officials broke ground on the project May 19. It is designed to triple grain handling at Consolidated Grain and Grain Barge Company’s soybean processing facility at the port. Consolidated Gra...


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American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has announced a major expansion of its operations in the Port of Houston, strengthening its industry-leading network and deepening its presence in one of the nation’s most important trade, energy and industrial hubs.

Under the agreement with the Port of Houston Authority, ACBL has leased and will develop 28 acres of submerge...


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The Ohio River Commission will host the Ohio River Summit, focusing on economic strategies impacting the regional segment of the waterway, June 10-11 in Cincinnati.

The commission is inviting community leaders in economic development, the maritime industry and local municipalities to attend. Along with growing the Ohio River’s economy, a goal of the commission is to st...


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With the popular Inland Marine Expo taking place this week at Nashville, Tenn., this column has been detailing towboats built by the Nashville Bridge Company (NABRICO). The last column looked at the diesel sternwheel towboat Dixie, built in 1937 for Capt. Frank Paden of Sardis, Ohio. The boat had a steel hull measuring 76.5 by 18.8 feet and was powered by a 160 hp. Fai...


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