It will take days for major floodwaters to work their way south through the Mississippi. Flooding will persist through April.

According to Pro Farmer, a lack of rain has led to reduced barge draft and tow sizes along the Mississippi river system ... delivery or a more negative or wide basis,” Steenhoek says.

The barges will measure 272 feet long, 42 feet wide, and 18 feet 6 inches ... is the leading inland tug and barge company west of the Mississippi River and also operates five terminals along ...

The crew of a tugboat was quickly rescued when their vessel sank into the Mississippi River following a collision with a tanker ship in Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that it is ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday the local shipping season on the Mississippi River has begun ... Army Corps officials said a 15-barge tow is the equivalent of more than ...

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.