Tag: Mississippi River

In the central United States, their worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows this month.

As the Swedish Club said, citing information from Fernandes Maritime Consultants, the Mississippi River is currently experiencing its lowest water levels in over a decade due to a severe midwest draught situation.

A logjam of ships, tugboats and barges because of low water levels on the Mississippi River is threatening trade of grains, fertilizer and other goods.

The US Coast Guard continues to respond to multiple barge groundings due to low water levels in the Lower Mississippi River.

Louisiana elected officials, federal partners and maritime stakeholders joined the Big River Coalition to celebrate the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) completion of the first two phases of the deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel, which presently provides a maximum draft for vessels to the Port of New Orleans at 50-feet.

Up to 2,100 gallons of oil were spilled in the Mississippi river from a tanker near Kenner, the U.S. Coast Guard said on July 29.

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) has been cleared of any fault related to the 2008 M/V Mel Oliver collision and resulting oil spill on the Mississippi River.

American Commercial Barge Line has agreed to pay $6.5 million and acquire land for preservation under a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in compensation for damages caused by a 2008 collision on the Mississippi River.

New Orleans issued a low water safety advisory for all waters of the Lower Mississippi River (LMR) from Mile 167.5 Above Head of Passes (AHP) to Mile 303 AHP. 

The Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, is now open after the US Coast Guard said that it is now safe for maritime traffic to continue.