Waterways Council, Inc.

Based on the National Waterways Foundation commissioned study “Benefits and Beneficiaries of the Nation’s Inland Waterways” conducted by The Eno Center for Transportation, we present to you our new series #RiversBenefitUS No barges? 43 million additional truck trips on our roads. Barges are a BIG benefit!

Make It or Break It Time for FY25 Inland Waterways Construction Projects. https://lnkd.in/e-JKQXJu Read our President and CEO Tracy Zea's thoughts on what needs to get done.

🌸Cherry Blossoms are blooming next week in Washington, D.C., and we hope spring is coming to your hometowns as well! But, we can't help but be grateful for the difficult and dangerous work on inland locks completed this winter to keep navigation running efficiently on the Mississippi River! 🧰New anchorages installed (essentially hinges for lock gates/ miter gates) ❄️Lock taken out of service during the replacement, so completed during winter 🧰New miter gates for Lock and Dam 7 will be installed summer 2025 📆Existing miter gates have been in place since 1937 🗺️In 2024, 4,360 barges carrying 8.7 million tons of commodities passed through Lock and Dam 7 in addition to 2,462 recreation vessels #LockDam7 Photos by Gabriel Hathaway Full article: https://lnkd.in/e-uM2PT8

Thanks to Tracy Zea, #CEO of Waterways Council, Inc. for the interesting insights in the lates edition of Marine News. https://lnkd.in/ezcNPFFp #maritime #maritimeindustry #inland #inlandwaterways #workboat #workboats #legislation #infrastructure

Cheers to the start of a new week! Thank you to our member American Cruise Lines for these great photos of the American Serenade locking through McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. #RiversMoveTourism

WCI members, check your email for this month's Five on the Five - Commodity Classic Edition! Today, we spoke with our longtime friend and advocate for lock, dam, and trade issues, Kenny Hartman, President, National Corn Growers Association. Mr. Hartman is an incredible leader with special commitment of getting in front of Congress and doing all he can to further the future of farming! #RiversMoveUS #RiversMoveAgriculture

🚢 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 💡 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝟭𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝟮𝟭𝟵 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿? Our waterways are a critical supply chain artery – a backbone to our economy – ensuring the efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable movement of goods that power industries, create jobs, and strengthen U.S. global trade. However, our infrastructure is aging with many locks on the MS river dating back to the 1930s! Modernization is a must to both protect and grow our trade economy. The team from CGB Enterprises, Inc. (Lance Rase, MBA and Matt Akins, MBA) and Cooper Consolidated, LLC (Chris Blanchard) recently joined Waterways Council, Inc. as they conducted 107 meetings(!) on Capitol Hill to discuss: ✔️ Steady investments in U.S. lock and dam infrastructure ✔️ Crucial funding for operations and maintenance projects to reduce emergency lock closures The team was also honored to attend the WCI event where 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿(𝗥-𝗞𝗬) received the 22nd Annual Leadership Service Award for his championing of inland waterways through the 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁. This project will reduce long barge traffic delays (at times, 8 hours!) on the Tennessee River, and provide long-term economic benefit to the nearby communities and many impacted industries. 💡 By prioritizing investment in our waterways, Congress can drive billions into the U.S. economy, create thousands of U.S. jobs, and ensure we remain competitive on the world stage. CGB is proud to be in the conversations securing the U.S. economic future! #WaterwaysCouncil #Infrastructure #CGB #CooperConsolidated #WashingtonDC #WCI

Missed the webinar? Watch the replay! The National Waterways Foundation commissioned The Eno Center for Transportation to study the “Benefits and Beneficiaries of the Nation's Inland Waterways." During the webinar, experts from across the country shared how they're working to inform the public and policy about one of our Nation's greatest resources! https://lnkd.in/e_qe2STp

Get registered! See you there!

The Eno Center for Transportation will host a webinar to discuss the NWF-commissioned study, “Benefits and Beneficiaries of the Nation's Inland Waterways” on Wednesday, February 26 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Hear from representatives of Eno, NWF, Washington State Department of Commerce, Port of New Orleans, and Visit Quad Cities. Register: https://lnkd.in/e_qe2STp