Southeast River Basin News

Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals invites you to a: Southeast Rivers Basin Meeting Wednesday, May 31st 1:00 – 4:00 pm central time Hosted by the Inland Marine Expo   Nashville Music City Center Room 110B 201 Rep. John Lewis Way S, Nashville, TN 37203   IRPT is a trade association for the nation’s inland waterway,…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has been elected by the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority to serve as its 2023 chairman. Members cited Beshear’s support of the inland waterways system during his time in office, according to a news release from the governor’s office. Beshear was instrumental in helping to implement the Kentucky Lake Research Project, an…

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and the Georgia Ports Authority’s held an official signing ceremony on Feb. 13, 2023, to commemorate the agreement to initiate the design phase for the Brunswick Harbor Modifications Project. The project involves widening and realigning the existing navigation channel in specific locations to reduce transportation cost inefficiencies…

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – The largest economic development deal in state history is now a done deal. Lawmakers approved the incentive package bringing more jobs and industry to the Golden Triangle during the recent special session. Today, Governor Tate Reeves signed the three bills into law. Steel Dynamics, Inc. plans to invest $2.5 billion into the…

IRPT congratulates Horace Horn, Vice President-External Affairs of PowerSouth Energy, for his appointment to the position of Chairman of the Board.  

Nyrstar plans expansion of Clarksville plant with $90 million germanium, gallium processing facility July 7, 2022 | Clarksvillenow.com (full link below) Nyrstar is planning to expand operations at its Clarksville zinc plant with the addition of a new gallium and germanium processing facility, one which will make Clarksville the nation’s top provider of those materials.…