"Tow boat pushing 24 barges comes within inches of hitting ... potential for a mishap navigating that section of the Mississippi River, but we do not believe this scenario raises any major red ...

Luckily some much-needed investments are in process, such as the Mississippi River Ship Channel Dredging ... collection infrastructure, including barge equipment, barge loading elevators, rail ...

"Towboat On The River" (1953) explores the significance of American rivers as vital transportation highways, tracing their historical use from Native Americans to modern towboats. It highlights ...

Photograph by Kali Wexler The Mississippi River system is the fourth longest ... Living Lands and Waters uses a 130-foot-long flat-bottom boat, six barges, two tow boats, an excavator, a crane ...

February isn’t the ideal month for workers into dive into the Mississippi River and upgrade transportation infrastructure, ...

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.

Each February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers starts sending crews out onto the frozen Mississippi River ... to plan for when towboats and barges will be able to start breaking their way ...