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Friday, March 15, 2024
Container-on-barge service in Port NOLA
Shipping

Record Year for Largest Container-on-Barge Network in the U.S.

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recorded an impressive 20,500 container moves by barge in 2023, marking the highest number since the service was launched

March 15, 2024
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Sunday, October 22, 2023
Brazil drought reduces Amazon river port water levels to 121-year record low. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo
Shipping

Historic Amazon Drought To Get Worse

By Beatriz Amat (Bloomberg) –There is no relief in sight for a historic drought in Brazil’s Amazon that has been disrupting river transport,

October 22, 2023
Total Views: 3529

Saturday, October 14, 2023
Amazon drought stalls shipping as boats run aground in low rivers, in Cacau Pirera. Photo REUTERS/Bruno Kelly
Shipping

Amazon Drought Continues To Disrupt Barge Traffic

SAO PAULO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – A severe drought is disrupting barge traffic on the Tapajos river in the Amazon rainforest, shipping agencies told

October 14, 2023
Total Views: 2651

Saturday, February 25, 2023
River at low levels because of drought
Shipping

Europe’s Parched Lifeline Flashes Trade Disruption Warning

By Jack Wittels, Megan Durisin and Celia Bergin (Bloomberg) –Shallow waters on the Rhine are disrupting barge traffic and forcing up the cost of

February 25, 2023
Total Views: 2536

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
An inland tug and barges moves along a river under a bridge
Shipping

Barge Shipping Whack-a-Mole: Closures on Ohio River as Mississippi Bottleneck Improves

By Brian K. Sullivan, Joe Deaux and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) — The Mississippi River isn’t out of the woods as falling water levels along its

October 12, 2022
Total Views: 4565

Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Coast Guard: Barge Groundings Increasing on Parched Lower Mississippi River
Shipping

Coast Guard: Barge Groundings Increasing on Parched Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is responding to an increasing number of barge groundings due to low water levels in the Lower Mississippi River. The Coast Guard

October 5, 2022
Total Views: 3485

Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Veteran Barge Company Warns Upper Rhine River Shipping at Risk
Shipping

Veteran Barge Company Warns Upper Rhine River Shipping at Risk

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — A veteran Rhine shipping company said its business on the Upper Rhine is at risk as water levels drop. Of the roughly 150

August 16, 2022
Total Views: 3176

Thursday, October 29, 2020
kirby tank barge
Maritime News

Kirby’s Third Quarter Profit Hit by Pandemic and Hurricanes

Houston-based Kirby Corporation, the leading domestic tank barge operator, saw profit fall in the third quarter of 2020 compare to last year as the COVID-19

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 101

Monday, June 22, 2020
mississippi shipping
Maritime News

As if COVID-19 Wasn’t Enough, the Illinois River System Faces Lock Closures

By Wessley Johnson – As if COVID-19 was not enough this summer, a full river closure and a halt to shipping on one of the nation’s busiest river

June 22, 2020
Total Views: 110

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
American Commercial Lines to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Interesting

American Commercial Lines to File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

File Photo: Ken Schulze / Shutterstock.com</font> Indiana-based barge company American Commercial Lines announced Tuesday an agreement with its lenders

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 248

Friday, May 17, 2019
mississippi shipping
Maritime News

Mississippi River Barge Shipping Resumes After Floods

By Karl Plume and Rod Nickel May 17 (Reuters) – The upper Mississippi River fully reopened to boat and barge traffic this week for the first time since

May 17, 2019
Total Views: 15

Monday, April 29, 2019
Opinion: The Missouri River Is Just Going to Keep On Flooding
Maritime News

Opinion: The Missouri River Is Just Going to Keep On Flooding

By Justin Fox (Bloomberg Opinion) — The Missouri River used to be out of control. “It cuts corners, runs around at nights, fills itself with snags and

April 29, 2019
Total Views: 57

Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Debbie Graham barges
Maritime News

Response Continues to Christmas Day Coal Barge Accident on the Ohio River

The U.S. Coast Guard with the Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Towing Company continue to respond to a tug and barge accident on the Ohio River in

January 2, 2019
Total Views: 147

Wednesday, September 26, 2018
barge mississippi river st louis
Maritime News

Mississippi River Vessel Traffic Halted Due to Breakaway Barges North of St. Louis -Army Corps

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The Mississippi River closed to vessel traffic north of St. Louis on Wednesday after barges carrying loads

September 26, 2018
Total Views: 58

Saturday, July 14, 2018
Accidents

Four Rescued, Two Missing After Boat Collides with Oyster Barge and Tug in Virginia

The U.S. Coast Guard and other state and local agencies are searching for two people missing after their recreational boat, with six people

July 14, 2018
Total Views: 46

Friday, July 13, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Bouchard No. 255 Barge Explosion
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U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Bouchard No. 255 Barge Explosion

The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing beginning Monday to consider evidence related to an explosion and fire aboard the Bouchard

July 13, 2018
Total Views: 31

Friday, June 29, 2018
barge on rhine river
News

Traders Rush to Move Diesel Up Rhine as Water Level Ebbs

By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — Traders are racing to move barges of diesel and gasoil up the Rhine River, one of Europe’s key shipping arteries, as

June 29, 2018
Total Views: 43

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
U.S. Barge Operator Tidewater Reportedly Put Up for Sale
Maritime News

U.S. Barge Operator Tidewater Reportedly Put Up for Sale

By Gillian Tan (Bloomberg) — Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, a $15 billion firm led by former Blackstone Group LP dealmakers, is seeking to sell barge

June 13, 2018
Total Views: 42

Friday, January 19, 2018
Unified Command Continuing Response to Barge Breakaways on Ohio River
News

Unified Command Continuing Response to Barge Breakaways on Ohio River

A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, United States Army Corps of Engineers and industry partners is continuing its response to dozens of barge

January 19, 2018
Total Views: 9

Monday, January 15, 2018
Unified Command Responding to Breakaway Barges on Ohio River
Maritime News

Unified Command Responding to Breakaway Barges on Ohio River

A unified command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, United States Army Corps of Engineers and industry partners was continuing Monday to response to barge

January 15, 2018
Total Views: 15
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