Business View Magazine | Volume 9, Issue 3

154 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 ND TERMINALS, INC. (IRPT) I n its capacity as the trade association for the nation’s inland waterway, port, and terminal professionals, Inland Rivers, Ports and Terminals, Inc. (IRPT) provides a national perspective on federal legislative and policy issues affecting ports and terminals through position statements; keeps members abreast of technical, operational, economic, and security issues affecting U.S. inland ports, terminals and river systems; promotes and markets the inland waterway system including ports, terminals and intermodal centers; and unifies the inland ports, terminals, and river systems in support of common objectives. No small feat. Inland Marine Highways, the inland rivers, move commerce to and from 38 states throughout the U.S., serving as transport ramps to industrial and agricultural centers and facilitating imports and exports at gateway ports on the Coasts. The nation’s rivers deliver vital goods between major F I N D I N G A B A L A N C E D A P P R O A C H