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Three projects at Barge Terminal No. 1 and No. 2 include long-awaited dockwall rehab.

For the second year in a row, drought conditions are thinning out the depth and width of the Mighty Mississippi River, raising the price to ship goods in the river.

ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Jim Kennedy watches the river like a hawk. From his view 33 feet up in the pilot house, Kennedy stares out wide windows at blackened driftwood, eddies, even sometimes rambunctious yachters steaming up the wide, blue waters of the Mississippi River near St. Paul. "They're about the worst kind," Kennedy said, on the Tuesday after Labor Day. "Drunk yachters. But they ...

Downtown St. Paul is not famed for its riverfront. For 70 years, the banks of the river have been dominated by railroad tracks and a wide concrete highway.

The Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting Association hosted the 39th version of its annual River and Marine Industry Seminar, April 26-28.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed eight of its Mississippi River locks in Minnesota and Wisconsin, saying river levels are unsafe for any navigation for the time being.

The American Equity Underwriters Inc. (AEU) announced the winners of its 2022 AEU Safety Awards April 10. 

A meeting was held in St. Louis to provide industry feedback on ways to avoid rail/barge incidents and update Lock and Dam 25 progress.

Minnesota cities ask residents to conserve water amid drought Published  (FOX 9) - As Minnesota faces a drought, some cities have urged residents to conserve water. So far, the city of Bloomington hasn’t implemented any restrictions, but that could change in a week or so. Minnesota cities ask residents to conserve water amid drought As Minnesota faces a drought, cities are asking residents to try to conserve water. "We purchase water from the city of Minneapolis, and in that contract we woul...

April 5, 2021 By Waterways Journal Richard “Dick” Lambert, long-time champion of the inland waterways, died March 20 at his home in Burnsville, Minn., after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 85. Born in St. Paul, Minn., he was the grandson of Col. George Lambert, an early advocate for the 9-foot channel project on the Upper Mississippi River, for whom Lambert’s Landing in St. Paul was named. Dick Lambert attend...