May 17 (Reuters) - The upper Mississippi River fully reopened to boat and barge traffic this week for the first time since November as shippers scrambled to move a backlog of overdue fertilizer barges ...

The Mississippi River is a transportation powerhouse — especially for agriculture. Roughly 60% of U.S. grain exports are transported down the river by barge, and plenty of soybeans are moved that way ...

This week on AgweekTV, we'll tell you about challenges slowing barge shipping on the Mississippi River this season. Some new pests, diseases and weeds are making their way into the region. We'll tell ...

BALTIMORE — Editor's note: The above video is from March 27. Massive barges carrying cranes streamed toward Baltimore on Thursday to begin the challenging work of removing twisted metal and concrete ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A glut of idled river barges is clogging Mississippi River shorelines from St. Louis to New Orleans, leaving U.S. barge companies that haul grain, coal and other bulk goods ...

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 Herman Smith said Monday ...

MORGAN CITY, La. (Island News) -- Young Brothers christened the Kalohi and Nāulu barges last week which marked a milestone of the $45 million investment towards enhancing the reliability and ...

Duluth Shipping News: Tug-barge makes first visit to Twin Ports The barge Pere Marquette 41, pushed by the tug Undaunted, came under the Lift Bridge at 4:00 on Thursday afternoon (above). Both the ...