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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) will rely on barge transport through Canada's remote Northwest Passage through the Arctic to keep ‌the cost of producing gold at its Hope Bay mine under $1,000/oz, CEO Ammar ...

National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has frowned on the frequency of overloading barges with shipping containers on the internal waterways.The Lagos Area Manager, NIWA, Engr Sarat Braimah, who ...