Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report around 9:20 p.m. April 27 of a collision between the mv. Ginny Stone, a 200-foot by 50-foot towboat owned by American River… Read More
Mississippi River
As with the last column, a photo shared by a friend recently stirred many memories. It was of a vessel headed to a final resting place after a long career… Read More
Rising water on the Lower Mississippi River has triggered the New Orleans Engineer District to activate its Phase II flood fight, with the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans reading 15.6… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District has released its environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for its plan of action to reduce flows from the Mississippi River… Read More
Port Muskogee got its start “the Oklahoma way,” as Port Director Kimbra Scott explained, with “a bold vision, strong partnerships and a determination to build something that would last for… Read More
In December 2022, The Waterways Journal covered The Water Institute’s crowdsourced bathymetry (CSB) and modeling efforts under its SmartPort project—an effort to provide both near real-time and forecast channel conditions. Read More
High water from heavy rains in the mid-Mississippi Valley area in early April reached the Lower Mississippi River in the second week of the month, triggering navigation restrictions along the… Read More
As barge and fleeting interests in New Orleans braced themselves for the flood of high water that was moving downriver, attendees at the 41st annual River and Marine Industry Seminar… Read More
The number of barges being worked on the Mississippi River system, its connecting waterways and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway during 2024 totaled 22,385, including dry covered, dry open and tank… Read More
Mile 166 Fleet The Port of South Louisiana is one of the largest tonnage ports in the Western Hemisphere… Read More
