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Business, Equipment, Logistics

First the Mississippi, Now the Ohio River Faces a Barge Crisis

Barges on the Ohio River

The Mississippi River isn’t out of the woods as falling water levels along its major tributaries threaten to deepen a crisis on the U.S.’s main artery for moving vital products. And now the Ohio River is seeing closures at multiple locations due to groundings and dredging work.

Bloomberg News
October 11, 2022
Business, Logistics

Mississippi Barge Backup Stalls Millions of Tons of Cargo

A towboat pushes barges up the Mississippi River

Prolonged drought is jeopardizing waterborne trade along the Mississippi River, a basin that produces 92% of the nation’s agricultural exports.

Sophie Caronello | Bloomberg News
October 7, 2022
Business, Logistics

Dwindling Mississippi River Grounds Barges, Threatens Shipments

A barge moves north on the Mississippi River under the Interstate 40 bridge

A logjam of more than 100 ships, tugboats and their convoys of barges in the shrinking Mississippi River is threatening to grind trade of grains, fertilizer, metals and petroleum to a halt.

Bloomberg News
October 6, 2022
Business, Logistics

Mississippi River Reopens, Freeing Over 1,000 Stuck Barges

The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened the Mississippi River to maritime traffic, ending a shutdown that stranded more than 1,000 barges on the key conduit for agriculture exports.

Bloomberg News
May 14, 2021
Business

US Tightens Rules Amid Worst Barge Spills Since 2008

Tighter regulation of U.S. ships carrying record exports of diesel and gasoline is coming amid the worst year for oil spills from barges since 2008.

Bloomberg News
August 29, 2014

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