The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will conduct its annual Low Water Inspection Trip, August 15–22, 2025, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers observe its 250th anniversary year, commemorating a legacy of
With its floating classroom barge and hands-on workshops, the Mississippi River Institute is connecting young adults and school-aged kids to the river’s ecological and economic importance, while opening their eyes to careers
The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans, La., has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, to activate Phase I flood fight
American Cruise Lines is kicking off the 2025 Mississippi Season early, with some special football fun this week. Big Game Travel has chartered two of American’s Mississippi riverboats to host its guests
Christened at a ceremony held in New Orleans yesterday, American Commercial Barge Line’s latest vessel, M/V ACBL Mariner is the most powerful towboat ever built for Mississippi River operations. What that translates
The recent 2024 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature committed $230.5 million to Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) infrastructure projects, including the port’s new downriver container terminal, the Louisiana International Terminal
Representatives of the St. Louis, Mo., region’s world-class multimodal freight network and the barge industry were featured panelists last week at FreightWeekSTL 2024 and shared details on the latest trends in freight
Louisiana-based stevedoring company Associated Terminals announced that its management group has purchased S.H. Bell Company and its subsidiaries. S.H. Bell will continue to operate independently in its existing trade, and the existing
The St. Paul Engineer District has awarded a $31.7 million contract to LS Marine Inc., of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., to conduct mechanical dredging operations in support of channel maintenance within the
The St. Paul Engineer District locked the M/V Joseph Patrick Eckstein, operated by Marquette Transportation, with 12 barges through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn., March 17, en route to St.
