The low water levels of the Mississippi River — and others across the U.S. — have caused obstacles to shipping that have ripple effects on the global economy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

People who live on the San Jacinto fear chemical releases and explosions from the vessels. It’s unclear who’s policing the ...

A new provision tucked into this year's federal military policy bill bans any new anchoring locations for barges traveling on the Hudson River.

Commercial traffic on the Monongahela River is being restricted to smaller vessels, impacting some of the barges that ply the river carrying coal and other products. A notice to mariners Tuesday night ...

The US Coast Guard is working to determine exactly what led to an oil tanker and a tug boat crashing on the Mississippi River. "The Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision that resulted in a barge ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi River bridge where a shipping barge accident took place Sunday is difficult to navigate because it’s near a bend in the river at Vicksburg, bridge superintendent ...

Southbound barge tonnages have been reduced on the Mississippi River by more than 20%, according to the most recent weekly transportation report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the ...

River barges are an efficient way to move crops — 15 barges can hold about as much grain as 1,000 semi-trucks. But low river levels are driving up transportation costs for Midwest farmers. The ...

Included in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act signed into law by President Trump was the “Hudson River ...

A 17-year-old girl arrested for allegedly pepper-spraying several people on a River Walk boat last month was denied release ...

City Council on Thursday unanimously approved extending a contract with Rio San Antonio Cruises to continue operating the downtown city barges until the end of this year. The 11-0 vote also included ...