A breakaway of about 40 barges in the St. Louis region on February 12 closed the river as it took most of a day to round up, but resulted in… Read More
St. Louis
Undoubtedly taken from the Eads Bridge, this week’s Old Boat Column image presents a busy scene at St. Louis in 1903. Spread Eagle In the foreground is the steamer Spread… Read More
Cementing St. Louis, Mo.’s status as the emerging capital of agricultural technology in the U.S., agriculture giant Bunge Corporation announced August 13 that it is moving its world headquarters from… Read More
The St. Louis Regional Freightway—a project of Bi-State Development formed to create a regional freight district and comprehensive authority for freight operations and opportunities within eight counties in Illinois and… Read More
In the wake of a weekend of more flooding in St. Louis, which overwhelmed a downtown pumping station and breached several levees, officials of the St. Louis Engineer District and… Read More
The story of the Floods of 2019 is not over. Gauges are dropping on some parts of the Mississippi River, but most places remain above flood stage. A new round… Read More
At this year’s Inland Marine Expo (IMX), Frank Johnson will be the recipient of the annual IMX Achievement Award. Johnson is assistant vice president of vessel operations for Ingram Barge… Read More
This year’s Inland Marine Expo will feature a rich lineup of robust education panels and general sessions. IMX 2019, the sixth annual event, will be held May 20–22 at The… Read More
Waves of new storms hit saturated ground throughout the Midwest, sending water barreling into already-swollen rivers, breaching levees, closing locks, flooding cities and approaching all-time flood records across the length… Read More
Bruce Oakley Inc., a North Little Rock, Ark.-based transporter and distributor of bulk commodities, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Lange-Stegmann Company, it was announced April 26. Founded… Read More
