by Associated Press Published: September 18,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boating, depth, drought, dry, gaiuge, maritime, measure, measuring, river, sea level, shipping, stick, towboat, traffic, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Reading the depth of the Mississippi River is high-tech stuff compared to decades ago, when engineers used sticks and pressure lines to measure water levels. Still, a clear measure of water in the river when levels are low can be confusing even when updated hourly on the Internet. To get the amount, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 27,2012
Tags: barge, boat, boater, boating, dredge, dredging, drought, dry, maritime, port, severe weather, ship, shipping, tow boat, traffic, transportation, travel, water, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Another barge grounding near Greenville has closed the Mississippi River to shipping. Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Robert Anderson said a barge ran past buoys marking the shipping channel Saturday evening. Coast Guard Petty Officer Ryan Tippets said yesterday it was refloated, but vessel traffic was not expected to resume before today. [...] [...]
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 Associated Press Published: August 21,2012
Tags: boat, boating, Commerce, dredge, dredging, drought, dry, maritime, port, river, severe weather, ship, shipping, trade, traffic, transportation, water, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Nearly 100 boats and barges were waiting for passage yesterday along an 11-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that has been closed due to low water levels, the U.S. Coast Guard said. New Orleans-based Coast Guard spokesman Ryan Tippets said the stretch of river near Greenville has been closed intermittently since Aug. [...] [...]
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: August 3,2012
Tags: boat, drought, maritime, rain, river traffic, severe werather, ship, shipping, towboat, water, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Mississippi River is open again to traffic after being closed due to a barge grounding. The towboat Bootsie B ran aground yesterday pushing 13 empty barges and 15 barges loaded with fertilizer and salt. Coast Guard petty officer Ryan Tippets says the grounding happened near Greenville. Tippets says today that the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 27,2012
Tags: channel, dredge, dredging, governor, international trade, lieutenant governor, maritime, port, ship, shipping, state government, transportation
GULFPORT — Mississippi leaders are questioning whether the Port of Gulfport is doing enough to capitalize on $570 million in federal money being spent there in the aftermath of 2005′s Hurricane Katrina. Port officials told a community group Tuesday that the port is not close to deepening its 36-foot ship channel, one of the shallowest [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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