WCI is excited to welcome Jeff Webb, President, Cargill Marine and Terminal, as the new Chair of WCI's Board of Directors. Mr. Webb photographed here with Cherrie Felder, Vice President, Channel Shipyard Companies, WCI Immediate Past Chair.
Waterways Council, Inc.
Maritime Transportation
Washington, DC 3,921 followers
WCI advocates for modern, efficient inland waterways lock and dam infrastructure
About us
Waterways Council, Inc. is the national public policy organization advocating for a modern and well-maintained national system of ports and inland waterways. The group is supported by waterways carriers, shippers, port authorities, shipping associations, labor and conservation groups, and waterways advocacy groups from all regions of the country.
- Website
-
http://waterwayscouncil.org
External link for Waterways Council, Inc.
- Industry
- Maritime Transportation
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2003
- Specialties
- lock and dam modernization, waterways infrastructure, inland waterways transportation system, and NESP
Locations
-
Get directions
499 S. Capitol Street, SW
Suite 401
Washington, DC 20003, US
Employees at Waterways Council, Inc.
Updates
-
Text LOCKS to 202-979-0993 Or sign up https://lnkd.in/eWXe6J-F #RiversMoveUS
-
Have you ever seen a parade float this tough?! 😤💪 Our Vice President Paul Rohde got to visit WCI member Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council's Chicago Training Facility this week. #WeBuildCareers #WorkUnion #WaterwaysMoveConstruction
-
-
WCI congratulates the 2024 River Bell Awards Honorees! We're glad we could be in Paducah to support this important event for our industry! The Seamen's Church Institute Photos by: Brad Rankin [Photo 1: Distinguished Service Award: Former WCI Chairman Matt Woodruff — Kirby Corporation] [Photo 2: River Legend Award: Charles A. Haun, Jr. — Parker Towing Company] [Photo 3: River Bell Award: Bob Blocker — American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL)] [Not Pictured: Lifesaving Award: The crew of the M/V Capt. Rodney Adams — Blessey Marine Services, and the crew of the M/V Hallie M. Merrick — Canal Barge Company, Inc.]
-
-
"In another sign of winter, the last Mississippi River barge departed St. Paul." ❄️ Sunday, December 1 marked the end of shipping season on the Upper Mississippi. Last year’s shipping season ended on December 4 and November 29th in 2022. https://lnkd.in/eVY7eTzf
-
Learn more about the history and today’s many use beneficiaries of Pittsburgh’s key(stone) rivers! #RiversMoveUS #RiversMovePitt https://lnkd.in/ec-ui8Ww Thank you Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for this great article! Campbell Transportation Company, Inc., PortPitt - Port of Pittsburgh Commission, Gateway Clipper Fleet
Centuries later, the rivers that run through Pittsburgh still keep businesses afloat
post-gazette.com
-
#USRivers help #Kentucky #farmers feed #America and stay competitive in the global market! Inland waterways navigation supports farmers. #RiversMoveUS
-
Rodger Baker, Executive Director of the Stratfor Center for Applied Geopolitics at RANE spoke to us last week about the geopolitical importance of the U.S. inland waterways. He shared with us this quote: "Fronting on two oceans, the United States has direct access to the most important trading arteries of the world ... and between the most important economic, political, and military zones.” - Nicholas J. Spykman, America’s Strategy in World Politics (1942) [Photo 1 & 2: Rodger Baker at podium, WCI Waterways Symposium] [Photo 3: United States navigable waterways and trade routes. USDOT BS, USACE, Stratfor]
-