According to our initial assessment, 23 loaded open hopper barges and 3 empty barges are among the impacted vessels. We can confirm that 17 of the barges have been secured and are under control ...

It, along with $2 million capital improvement program, has given us the capacity to launch as many as three hopper barges per week as demonstrated with our recently completed MEMCO contract." ...

Included among significant devlopments: • Growing inland waterways traffic finally overcame the residue of 1970 barge over-building, creating a bonanza of orders for hopper barges ...