People who live on the San Jacinto fear chemical releases and explosions from the vessels. It’s unclear who’s policing the ...

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers. The ...

The US Coast Guard is working to determine exactly what led to an oil tanker and a tug boat crashing on the Mississippi River. "The Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision that resulted in a barge ...

The low water levels of the Mississippi River — and others across the U.S. — have caused obstacles to shipping that have ripple effects on the global economy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

Water levels in the Lower Mississippi River have dipped unusually low for a third year in a row, restricting how much grain can be transported downstream as harvest season gets underway. If levels ...

Big River Steel in Osceola plans to increase its capacity for moving material on the Mississippi River, according to a project application submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Memphis ...

Low water levels on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers could affect ferrous scrap and finished steel flows in the Midwest and South. Several steel mills in the South and Midwest receive recycled steel ...

Lock service in Harmar and Highland Park could be on the chopping block pending a review of commercial barge traffic this year. “It could very well happen,” said Mike Ferris, president of the ...