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01 Oct

Heartland Barge Overview

October 1, 2015
By Tom Grieve
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Heartland Barge Management owns and manages over 600 Hopper Barges. We also provide management services for dry bulk barge afreightments and charters. Heartland Barge’s Sister company, Brownsville Marine Products LLC, is a new construction shipyard specializing in building hopper...

22 Sep

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Waterways Video gets Over A Million Views

September 22, 2015
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Waterways Viedo By MarEx 2015-09-21 17:41:23 The U.S. Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) and the Illinois Corn Marketing Board have undertaken a campaign with Google and YouTube to raise public awareness about the critical importance of...

17 Sep

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Waterways Council E-Brief

September 17, 2015
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September 14, 2015 • Volume 12, Issue #14 CONGRESS BACK, BUT EMBATTLED Congress returned from recess on September 8, but with limited legislative days to deal with a host of controversial issues. No FY 2016 appropriations bills have passed nor been signed into law...

11 Sep

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Video Gallery Video: "All available boats"

September 11, 2015
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On Sept. 11, 2001, the largest sea evacuation in history took place in Lower Manhattan. Civilians streaming off of the island in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks were ferried to safety...

09 Sep

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The Kiplinger Letter

September 9, 2015
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Mississippi River Fully Reopens After Spill

September 9, 2015
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Heartland Barge is located within 5 miles of the Mississippi River. We share the concerns of the local citizens, the maritime industry and all those who are affected by spills such as these. Here...

Crane barge sinks on Mississippi River

September 4, 2015
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A crane barge carrying an excavator crane and a backhoe broke free of its moorings and sank on the Mississippi River near the town of Convent, Louisiana. The US Coast Guard (USCG) was liaising with...

02 Sep

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Obama Calls For New Ice Breaker Fleet

September 2, 2015
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After months of growing unease in Washington over the Coast Guard’s Arctic capabilities, President Obama called Tuesday for accelerating the planning and construction of a new icebreaker fleet. “The growth of human activity in the...

01 Sep

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WATERWAYS COUNCIL INC.

September 1, 2015
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A RETURNING CONGRESS HAS MUCH TO TACKLE NEXT WEEK Congress remains in recess until September 8, but will return to an ambitious agenda. With the lateness of Labor Day this year, the House will...

01 Sep

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Mississippi Valley Branch - Supporting the Valley and the Nation

September 1, 2015
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The Silent Auction at the 2015 Annual Meeting was a great success. Our congratulations are extended to the following successful bidders: Bill Connole – Mike Matheny autographed baseball and book; Tim Orr – handpainted...