PODCAST: Aimee Andres on putting the inland waterways value case to shippers

In this Marine Log Listen Up! Podcast podcast, we talk to Aimee Andres, executive director of the Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals (IRPT) trade association. Representing professionals in each river basin, Andres

One Big Beautiful Bill

Bipartisan bill aims to help inland ports

U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.) has introduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to critical federal funding for inland ports, terminals, and waterways. The Coastal and Inland Ports and Terminals Commerce Improvements Act

Inland river industry mourns “Mr. Lew”

Lew Meibergen, age 88, former Chairman of the Board and President of Johnston Enterprises, died Thursday morning, April 16, 2020, at home in Enid, Oklahoma, reports trade association IRPT (Inland Rivers Ports

IRPT appoints Dede Smith as Deputy Director

Dede Smith has joined Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, Inc. (IRPT) as its new Deputy Director. IRPT is a nationwide trade association for users of the U.S. inland waterway system Before joining

IRPT to Congress: We matter too

Aimee Andres, Executive Director of non-profit trade association Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals, Inc. (IRPT) has penned a letter to Congress that says that the U.S. “freight transportation backbone, its ability to