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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
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
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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
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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
Friday, May 17, 2019
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
Monday, April 29, 2019
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
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
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
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
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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
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
Friday, July 13, 2018
Interesting
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
Friday, June 29, 2018
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
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
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
Friday, January 19, 2018
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
Monday, January 15, 2018
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
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Maritime News
Low Water Halts Shipping on Lower Ohio River
By Karl Plume Dec 7 (Reuters) – A stretch of the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky, was closed to shipping traffic after a barge tow ran aground in the
Monday, October 2, 2017
News
Mississippi River Shipping Backlog Hits Farmers
By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Oct 2 (Reuters) – U.S. farmers are running out of options for their just-harvested corn and soybeans as delays on the
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