This week’s issue focuses on the Missouri River, which provides anywhere from 45 percent of Mississippi River flows during normal times to as much as 70 percent during drought… Read More
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) held its 2026 Low Water Inspection Trip last week, hosting listening sessions in four cities. It was the second of the MRC’s two annual… Read More
A new freight study examining the underused connection between the Great Lakes and the inland waterway system is pointing to opportunities to move more cargo between the two networks… Read More
Nine inland and Gulf Coast shipyards will receive a combined $7.25 million through the Maritime Administration’s 2026 Small Shipyard Grant Program, part of $35.18 million awarded to 45 shipyards… Read More
Will we ever see foreign vessel operators pushing barges up and down the Mississippi River with foreign-crewed towboats? Even posing the question may sound incredible to some. After… Read More
Seeing the inland river system is an important part of understanding how it works. For that reason, Waterways Council, Inc., hosts annual tours for A visit to Melvin Price… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission will conducts its annual low-water inspection trip on the mv. Mississippi August 17 to 21. Hearings will be held on board the vessel… Read More
The U.S. grain and soybean export year for 2025-26 is winding down. At the horizon, by August 31, exports will be the second largest in U.S. history, totaling 158.1… Read More
The U.S. Army Research and Development Center, part of the Vicksburg Engineer District, is deploying mobile trailers to supplement the Lock Operations Management Application (LOMA) and the related Lock… Read More
Debbie Wills first began helping in the front office at Harbor Towing & Fleeting LLC as a high school student in the early 1970s alongside company founder Gerald D. Read More
