In response to the economic challenges of the coronavirus, land-based logistics are sorting themselves out. American ingenuity is working out solutions. Truck and rail routes are being adjusted to protect… Read More
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The Dorena-Hickman Ferry crossing the Mississippi River closed at 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 19, due to floodwaters once again covering the Kentucky landing. The ferry connects Ky. 1354 near Hickman,… Read More
The last spring flood forecast issued March 12 by the National Weather Service (NWS) showed a markedly reduced chance of major flooding in the Quad Cities area of the Upper… Read More
Two western Kentucky ferry services have reopened as high water has receded. The Dorena-Hickman Ferry crossing the Mississippi River between Hickman, Ky., and Dorena, Mo., reopened at 3:30 p.m. March… Read More
On February 4, the St. Paul Engineer District released its draft Environmental Assessment for its proposed dredged material management plan (DMMP) in Pool 6, a 14.4-mile stretch of the Upper… Read More
With the coronavirus outbreak curtailing world trade and the effects of the Phase I trade agreement between the U.S. and China still evolving, it wasn’t too much to hope that… Read More
Due to high water following days of rain in the Southeast, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a series of lock restrictions on both the Tennessee-Tombigbee and Warrior-Tombigbee waterways… Read More
“We have never in our record had these sustained high flows over the month of January,” said Dan Fasching, St. Paul District water manager for the Upper Mississippi River. Fasching’s… Read More
No one operating barges needed to be told that 2019 was a tough year for the barge industry. Historic flooding on most river systems combined with trade turmoil to bring… Read More
With the Carrollton Gage of the Mississippi River in New Orleans already above 14 feet, the Vicksburg Engineer District has announced that the district’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) suspended its… Read More
