The Mississippi River is a transportation powerhouse — especially for agriculture. Roughly 60% of the U.S. grain exports float down the river by barge, and plenty of soybeans are moved that way. But ...

Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25.

What began as a mechanical failure has spiraled into a damaging cargo loss of over 180 containers for Trailer Bridge.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi River bridge where a shipping barge accident took place Sunday is difficult to navigate because it’s near a bend in the river at Vicksburg, bridge superintendent ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A glut of idled river barges is clogging Mississippi River shorelines from St. Louis to New Orleans, leaving U.S. barge companies that haul grain, coal and other bulk goods ...

Australian mining services company Mineral Resources Limited (MinRes) has selected Schottel solutions for barges and tugs ...

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Massive barges carrying cranes are heading to Baltimore to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete from the collapsed bridge that’s blocking a key shipping route. Donald ...

The largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard was being transported to Baltimore so crews on Friday can begin removing the wreckage of a collapsed highway bridge that has halted a search for four workers ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Massive barges carrying cranes streamed toward Baltimore on Thursday to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete in an attempt to open a key shipping route ...