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May 27, 2022   Waterways Journal

Editorial: Waterways Competitiveness Cannot be Taken for Granted

The National Waterways Foundation report released this month on U.S. waterways’ economic competitiveness is very timely, coming as it does after news about ramped-up investment in U.S. waterways infrastructure.

May 26, 2022   DAVID MURRAY, Waterways Journal

NWF Study Compares Waterways Systems

The United States is blessed with the most extensive developed inland waterway system in the world, well-positioned to drain a huge area of fertile farmland.

January 21, 2022   Waterways Journal

Editorial: Modal Comparison Data Upgrade is Welcome

It can’t be repeated too often: even though water transportation can and will get greener and improve its carbon emissions, it is already by far the greenest mode of transportation by the ton-mile, even in its current state, because of its inherent energy efficiencies.

November 4, 2021

Wondering what the safest, cleanest and most economical mode of industrial transportation is?

Wondering what the safest, cleanest and most economical mode of industrial transportation is? It's the barge—and the waters of the Tennessee River provide safe passage for billions of dollars of goods each year. Here, we get the story straight from a riverboat man.

August 11, 2020

National Waterways Foundation Commissions Waterways Profiles for 17 Inland States

National Waterways Foundation Commissions Waterways Profiles for 17 Inland/Coastal States