Damaged Illinois River lock may hinder barges for weeks
(Reuters) - A northern stretch of the Illinois River, a main artery for shipping bulk commodities to export terminals at the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to remain closed for...
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Mississippi barge traffic snarled by floods, accidents
(Reuters) - Commercial shipping traffic was moving again on the Mississippi River south of St. Louis after a pair of barge accidents that forced the U.S. Coast Guard to close...
Floods, barge accidents halt Mississippi River traffic
(Reuters) - Barge shipping on the Illinois River and parts of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Monday as flooding forced the closure of numerous locks and crews...
Floods shut Mississippi, Illinois river locks: Army Corps
(Reuters) - Barge shipping was halted on Friday on parts of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers as flooding forced the closure of several locks until at least the middle of...
Mississippi River locks 16-24 to close due to flood : Army Corps
(Reuters) - Eight Mississippi River locks between Muscatine, Iowa, and Clarksville, Missouri, were expected to close beginning on Friday as the rain-swollen waterway rises above flood stage, the U.S. Army...
Mississippi River barge backup tops 1,000 after oil spill
(Reuters) - More than 1,000 barges were backed up on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Wednesday after a weekend barge accident and oil spill forced the closure of...
More than 300 barges delayed by Mississippi River closure
(Reuters) - More than 300 barges were awaiting passage through a closed section of the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Monday, a day after two tanker barges struck a...
More than 300 barges delayed by Mississippi River closure
(Reuters) - More than 300 barges were awaiting passage through a closed section of the Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Monday, a day after two tanker barges struck a...
Mississippi River traffic halted after vessel hits lock
(Reuters) - Commercial shipping traffic on the Mississippi River north of St. Louis was halted on Tuesday after a vessel collided with a gate at Lock 27 near Granite City,...
Mississippi River traffic halted after vessel hits lock
(Reuters) - Commercial shipping traffic on the Mississippi River north of St. Louis was halted on Tuesday after a vessel collided with a gate at Lock 27 near Granite City,...