In February 1951, a sudden drop in the icy Mississippi River left several barges stranded at Marquette Cement plant docks.

A viral video captured by New Orleans native Earl Weber shows a dramatic close call as a towboat desperately pushes 24 barges out of harm's way on the Mississippi River near Woldenberg Park on ...

A logjam of ships, tugboats and barges due to low water levels on the Mississippi River is threatening ... the number of vessels in tow is being restricted. Get more premium news & market analysis ...

the last Mississippi River barge departed St. Paul last weekend. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ St. Paul district, the M.V. Ashley Danielson and its barge tow headed south from ...

Bisso Towboat Co., Inc. christened the Allison S. at the Delta Queen Steamboat Terminal on the Mississippi River. Allison S. is a 3,600 bhp class twin-screw tugboat. The vessel is 105 feet (32 m ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its 2024 navigational statistics for the St. Paul district, which paints a ...

For most, it’s hard to imagine paddling the entire length of the Mississippi River, from its headwaters at Minnesota’s Lake ...

The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in the U.S., second only to the Missouri River. The river passes through 10 states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky ...

According to Pro Farmer, a lack of rain has led to reduced barge draft and tow sizes along the Mississippi river system, causing delays and groundings near Hickman, Ky., according to USDA’s ...

As has happened with the mighty Paraná River in the heartland ... now has come the turn of the Mississippi with insufficient draft for the vessels and barges involved in transporting US grains.

FILE - Two people canoe under the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge in the Mississippi River in Luling, La., July 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) Chicago couple lost $4,500 in a tap-and-pay ...