by MBJ Staff Published: November 23,2011
Tags: barges, re-flot, river traffic, sinking, transportation
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Inland Salvage Inc. of New Orleans recently fought with high-current Mississippi River conditions to re-float a sunken coal barge near Lake Providence, La. The barge was fully loaded and headed south when it went down in March of this year. Having been on the river bottom this long, the barge was partially [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 17,2011
Tags: flooding, floods, ports, river traffic
NATCHEZ — Record flooding has caused authorities to close the Mississippi River at the port in Natchez because barge traffic could put more pressure on the levees. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough said the port was closed Monday, leaving two vessels waiting to head north and one waiting to go south. The U.S. economy [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 16,2011
Tags: flooding, floods, river traffic
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has moved in a fifth dredge to dig sediment out of the Southwest Pass, a major shipping connection between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River. A high river brings down a huge amount of sediment and the dredges are employed to keep the 45-foot [...] [...]
by For the MBJ Published: April 18,2011
Tags: federal government, maritime traffic, river, river traffic
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is seeking insight into how the Army Corps of Engineers will set priorities for maintaining Mississippi river shipping lanes and harbors in light of reduced federal funding. Cochran serves on the Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee that conducted a hearing April 13 on the FY2012 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 14,2011
Tags: accident, bridges, highways, interstates, river traffic, transportation
VICKSBURG — A damaged barge has been removed from the Interstate 20 bridge on the Mississippi River. The wayward barge crashed into a bridge support March 23. The United States Coast Guard had tried several methods to remove it, but all had been unsuccessful before yesterday. It was finally removed with cranes and chains that [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 9,2010
Tags: accident, environment, oil spill, river traffic, transportation
NEW ORLEANS — A company whose towboat was involved in a crash with a tanker that caused a major oil spill on the Mississippi River two years ago pleaded guilty yesterday to operating vessels with unqualified and overworked captains. DRD Towing Co., a company based a few miles upriver from the French Quarter, pleaded guilty [...] [...]
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