Rising water at Carrollton Gage prompts inspections
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
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American Cruise Lines kicks off Mississippi Season early
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
VIDEO: M/V ACBL Mariner: Mightiest Mississippi River towboat yet
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
Louisiana commits $230.5 million to Port NOLA infrastructure projects
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
St. Louis region’s freight network continues to welcome greater volumes
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
Associated Terminals’ management group acquires S.H. Bell Company
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
St. Paul District awards $32M for dredging Mississippi River
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
M/V Joseph Patrick Eckstein kicks off 2024 navigation season
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.
Missouri intermodal port site attracting developers
The St. Louis Regional Freightway calls a 300-acre port district zoned property along the Mississippi River in Herculaneum, Mo., a unique and unprecedented opportunity for intermodal port development, citing the location’s more than 2
TTB 2024: New methanol bunkering barge for Mississippi River hydrogen operations
Seattle-headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group’s (EBDG) Mike Complita, principal, will present on the “H2public Private Partnerships Hydrogen Fueling (bunkering) Barge” project at Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2024 on March 6-7 in Mobile, Ala.