A viral video captured by New Orleans native Earl Weber shows a dramatic close call as a towboat desperately pushes 24 barges out of harm's way on the Mississippi River near Woldenberg Park on ...
The crash occurred near the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge when a tanker ship, traveling upriver, struck the tugboat, causing it ...
Winter has arrived on the uppermost part of the Mississippi River. Chilling temperatures signaled its return, but so did an important annual ritual: the last barge heading downriver from the Twin ...
But that’s how long some barge workers wait to get through the locks and dams on the Mississippi River. University applied economics professor Jerry Fruin, who researches bulk commodity transportation ...
The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a ...
In another sign of winter, the last Mississippi River barge departed St. Paul last weekend. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul district, the M.V. Ashley Danielson and its ...
According to Pro Farmer, a lack of rain has led to reduced barge draft and tow sizes along the Mississippi river system, causing delays and groundings near Hickman, Ky., according to USDA’s ...
The Paraguay-Paraná waterway was designed as a major artery for commercial goods It’s now a primary route for trafficking ...
Heavy snow melt forced the closure of several locks on the upper Mississippi River...but high water levels and flooding are starting to ease which is allowing locks to reopen and barge traffic to ...