As of September 7, the Rock Island Engineer District, has temporarily closed the main channel of the Mississippi River at Mile 425.7 in Pool 18 near Keithsburg, Ill., to move dredged material
As parts of the eastern U.S. woke up today to deal with the lingering but still damaging effects of the remnants of Ida, recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast area continued. Many
The lack of accurate tow size information and two pilots’ insufficient radio communication led to a fatal collision between two towboats in the Lower Mississippi River near Destrehan, La., according to a
Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District in Louisiana reports that Plaquemines Port’s proposed gulf gateway container terminal has moved a further step closer through partnerships with LA23 Development Company (Devco) and Sustainability
Hornblower Group’s American Queen Steamboat Company reports that its flagship sternwheeler American Queen today welcomed its first revenue guests in 18 months, becoming the line’s fourth vessel to return to service. The
The U.S. Coast Guard has commissioned a new station in St. Louis, on Mile 176 of the Upper Mississippi River. Presiding over the August 3 commissioning ceremony was Capt. Richard Scott, Sector
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) discharged 300 steel coils on June 10, 2021, to barges at the Coastal Cargo breakbulk and heavy-lift terminal at its Louisiana Ave. Complex. The steel
The St. Louis region’s claim to be the most efficient inland port in the United States has been strengthened with the recent addition of a new Mississippi River grain handling terminal in
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a new report—The Economic Importance of the U.S. Private Shipbuilding and Repairing Industry—that measures the economic importance of the shipbuilding and repairing
An 88-year-old Corps of Engineers dustpan dredge, the Jadwin, departed from the Vicksburg, Miss., Harbor, May 3, for its annual season of dredging along the Mississippi River and its tributaries. The Jadwin
