Falling an estimated 5 feet overnight, the icy Mississippi River left these barges, two of five, high and dry at the Marquette Cement plant marine docks Feb. 8, 1951. The stream made the quick ...

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.

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 ...

South of St. Louis, parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited. “As if agricultural shippers did not have enough supply chain challenges ...

Research shows that across the globe, rivers that freeze are freezing later and melting earlier, and that includes the ...

James J. Hill was familiar with model barges from his work with Mississippi River transportation firms, the nomination form notes. In the mid-1870s, Hill and some of his partners decided to get ...

A first-of-its-kind project seeking to restore river ecosystems along 39 miles of the Lower Mississippi River has federal ...

Contributors, John and Sandra Nowlan offer an insider’s look at their Mississippi ... on the full-length top deck so guests could enjoy the passing scenery, including heavily laden barges ...

KELLOGG, Minnesota - Standing on the frozen Mississippi River, his back to a few fishers ... major barrier that prevents tows from pushing barges further upriver each season.