by Associated Press Published: August 23,2012
Tags: barge, boat, Commerce, dredge, drought, dry, information technology, maritime, port, river, severe weather, ship, shipping, towboat, transportation, travel, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Shipping is being allowed to move slowly through a stretch of the Mississippi River near Greenville that has been a trouble spot as low water caused by drought exposes sand and mud bars. Coast Guard Petty Officer Ryan Tippets said today barges are being allowed to proceed south with northbound traffic expected [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 23,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boating, commercve, drought, dry, maritime, port, river, severe e=weather, ship, shipping, towboat, transportation, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Authorities have reopened the Mississippi River to some boat traffic, hours after freeing a barge that ran aground in dangerously low waters caused by an extensive drought. A trickle of barges had begun heading north as of late afternoon, but clearing all 33 northbound tows and 72 southbound barge strings was going [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 22,2012
Tags: barge, boat, cargo, Commerce, disaster, drought, dry, hot, maritime, natural disaster, port, rain, river, severe weather, ship, shipping, towboat, vessel, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Low water levels that are restricting shipping traffic, forcing harbor closures and causing barges to run aground on the economically vital Mississippi River are expected to continue into October, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials say. Meanwhile, more than 100 tow boats and barges remain backed up near Greenville due to the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: August 20,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boating, Commerce, contract, education, federal agency, federal government, flood, flood control, flooding, maritime, Museum, railroad, river, river traffic, service contract, ship, shipping, towboat, train, transportation
VICKSBURG and RIDGELAND — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, has awarded a contract to Service Specialist of Ridgeland for the operation and maintenance of the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site (LMRM). The amount of the yearly contract is $305,000 and will provide staff, interpretive services, general maintenance and landscaping [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 26,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boating, dredge, dredging, drought, dry, maritime, navigable, navigation, river, river channel, river traffic, severe weather, ship, shipping, water, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Mississippi River level is continuing to drop, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Memphis says it is using survey boats and dredges to maintain safe navigation. The National Weather Service says drought has dropped the river’s summer level in Memphis to about 13 feet below normal, and it could [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 23,2012
Tags: accident, barge, grounding, investigation, military, river, shipping, ships, towboatsd, traffic
U.S. Coast Guard investigators are trying to determine how a barge ran aground yesterday on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Coast Guard officials tell WTVA-TV the incident happened around 5 a.m. at mile marker 445 near the Yellow Creek Port. The barge was one of five being pushed by the motor vessel Crimson White when the lead [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 17,2012
Tags: accident, barge, collision, distribution, environment, exporter, exporting, exports, goods, importer, importing, imports, maritime traffic, Oil, oil spill, river traffic, shipping, ships, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil tanker barge collided with another barge on the Mississippi River, spilling oil and leading officials to close a five-mile stretch of the river. Officials say the collision happened around 2 a.m. today about 50 miles upriver from New Orleans. The wreck tore a gash into [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Inland Salvage Inc. of New Orleans has successfully completed the salvage of a hopper barge loaded with iron ore that was damaged and sunk during a collision on the Mississippi River near Waggaman, La. The 195-foot hopper barge was struck by a north-bound bulker while tied up in the fleet. The resulting [...] [...]
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