USCG: Multiple barge groundings due to low water levels in Lower Mississippi
The US Coast Guard continues to respond to multiple barge groundings due to low water levels in the Lower Mississippi River.
Read moreThe US Coast Guard continues to respond to multiple barge groundings due to low water levels in the Lower Mississippi River.
Read moreLouisiana 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.
Read moreUp 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.
Read moreAmerican 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.
Read moreAmerican 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.
Read moreNew 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.
Read moreThe Mississippi River near Memphis, Tennessee, is now open after the US Coast Guard said that it is now safe for maritime traffic to continue.
Read moreTraffic on the Lower Mississippi River has stopped at mile marker 736 due to a crack in the Hernando de Soto Bridge.
Read moreThe US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began the deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel, which will provide a draft of 50-feet from the Port of Baton Rouge to the Gulf of Mexico—more than 256 miles of the Mississippi River.
Read moreNTSB issued an investigation report on the capsizing and sinking of the workboat MSRC 8-1, resulting in two fatalities while at Boothville Anchorage, Lower Mississippi River, in January 2019. The report highlighted an unforeseen risk associated with conducting the exercise in a strong current, although the company's safety procedures and crew training were adequate.
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