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Dredger leaves Greenville for last emergency project

Associated Press — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:22:08 +0000

VICKSBURG — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is bringing in a contract dredge from Greenville to work at the Port of Vicksburg by next week. Corps officials tell the Vicksburg Post the Dredge Iowa is, owned by Illinois-based Great Lakes Barge Dredge and Dock Company. Corps spokesman Kavanaugh Breazeale says the dredge was to [...]

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River shipping resumes after emergency repairs to lock

Associated Press — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:14:45 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Shipping resumed today through one of the Mississippi River’s busiest locks after crews completed emergency repairs that took days and that stranded hundreds of barges destined for points north or south. By the time the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopened Lock 27 at Granite City, Ill., just north of St. Louis, [...]

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Measuring river’s depth not like it used to be

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:03:39 +0000

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, [...]

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Rains from Isaac raise river, but don’t offer long-term relief

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:11:14 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac could help the drought-stricken Mississippi River, but experts say it’s not enough for long-term relief. The Mississippi River is lower than it has been in years, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is busy trying to keep barge traffic flowing on the vital shipping [...]

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Boats on Mississippi weathering Isaac, but low water remains concern

Associated Press — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:05:55 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Coast Guard said vessels along the Mississippi River were weathering Tropical Storm Isaac today and there were no reports of loose barges. Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Tippets said the river remained closed to shipping. The Coast Guard and port officials were expected to begin inspecting conditions today as a first [...]

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Corn prices high, but low river remains huge concern

MBJ Staff — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:25:05 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The drought across the nation’s Corn Belt is contributing to record high grain prices and near-record low river levels, both of which are impacting Mississippi’s corn. Corn prices are at $8 per bushel and have been trading in that range for the past couple of weeks. This is compared to about $5.20 [...]

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Grounded barge forces another closing of Mississippi

Associated Press — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:05:39 +0000

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. [...]

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Towboats still creeping through trouble spot on Mississippi

Associated Press — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:30:48 +0000

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 [...]

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Authorities reopen Mississippi; ‘trickle of barges’ getting through

Associated Press — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:23:01 +0000

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 [...]

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Corps official on dropping Mississippi: ‘Worst is ahead of us’

Associated Press — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:55:19 +0000

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 [...]

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