American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) and C&C Marine and Repair have christened the M/V ACBL Mariner, said to be the most ...

But that’s how long some barge workers wait to get through the locks and dams on the Mississippi River. University applied economics professor Jerry Fruin, who researches bulk commodity transportation ...

Christened at a ceremony held in New Orleans yesterday, American Commercial Barge Line’s latest vessel, M/V ACBL Mariner is ...

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 ...

Diesel spilled from a barge on a backwater channel in St. Paul Park, prompting a cleanup effort by an environmental ...

Low Mississippi River water levels are still causing some grain shipping constraints. Last week, barge movements fell below year-ago levels for the first time since July. We need some serious rain ...

Around 60% of U.S. grain exports are shipped by barge on the Mississippi River, and one fifteen-barge tow hauls as much cargo ...

The Mississippi River is low enough again to slow barge traffic between the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers for the third year in a row, though the situation may not be as bad as last year.

The Mississippi ... waterway so shallow that barges are starting to run aground, even after shippers started running lighter loads to prevent boats from hitting the river bottom.

The Mississippi ... waterway so shallow that barges are starting to run aground, even after shippers started running lighter loads to prevent boats from hitting the river bottom.