The double whammy of Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Nicholas have slowed or halted grain exports from ports in Texas and Louisiana for the past two weeks. In its grain barge… Read More
Lower Mississippi River
The U.S. Coast Guard declared the Lower Mississippi River open September 3 after clearing several downed power lines and surveying the channel. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, the Coast… Read More
Hurricane Ida made a pair of landfalls at Grand Isle and Port Fourchon in southeast Louisiana August 29 near midday as a strong Category 4 storm. Ida came ashore with… Read More
Chem Carriers, a Sunshine, La.-based operator of towboats, tank barges and a fleet at Mile 207 on the Lower Mississippi River, christened a pair of towing vessels June 23 in… Read More
Shortly after 3 a.m. July 12, the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Jalma Topic lost control as it was northbound on the Lower Mississippi River just below Algiers Point. The ship careened… Read More
After 79 days, water levels along the Lower Mississippi River have dropped below 11 feet at the Carrollton Gage, prompting the New Orleans Engineer District to suspend current flood-fight operations. Read More
Daytime temperatures in south Louisiana are inching up toward typical summertime highs, and so too are water levels on the Lower Mississippi River and connected waterways. As of May 13,… Read More
The Coast Guard has reopened the Lower Mississippi River in the vicinity of the fractured Hernando de Soto Bridge in Memphis, Tenn., allowing a queue of vessels and barges to move beneath the bridge. As of… Read More
(Note: This is an updated and expanded version of a story that was initially posted on Waterwaysjournal.net May 12. This story will be updated as needed.) The Coast Guard closed… Read More
The public comment period is underway for permits related to a project that would develop a new grain elevator and terminal on a 248-acre site on the right descending bank… Read More
