Seven deals have taken place in the local maritime industry since March, including Bisso and Canal Barge, which both sold to ...

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another ...

Close to half of all U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat exports move through the Mississippi River system, making it one of the ...

October is a big month for barge transportation on the Mississippi River, but restrictions are in place and the weather ...

Work is underway to build a new island in the Mississippi River near Hastings, a $10 million project aimed at preserving the ...

In April of this year, the Mississippi River had swelled to a peak of 49 ft., well above the 43 ft. flood level. Low lying areas like the Kings community dealt with flooding issues, Eagle ...

For the fourth straight year, water levels in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers will soon be critically low, forcing shippers to light-load grain barges during harvest season. As barge rates ...

Friends fishing for walleye in northeast Iowa stumbled upon an epic lunch battle between two snakes this month.

Water levels in parts of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers are expected to soon reach critically low stages in the face of autumn dryness, forcing shippers to light-load harvest-season grain barges for ...

Recent rains have helped stop the Mississippi River from dropping to historically low levels and it may help Arkansas farmers ...