Water levels in parts of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers are likely to reach critically low stages soon, forcing shippers to light-load harvest-season grain barges for the fourth year in a row.
Barges carried 129,900 tons of grain down the Mississippi River during the week ending Sept. 16, 25% less than the week before, 38% less than during the same period last year, and 76% less than the ...
Ingram Marine Group, the largest barge operator on the inland waterways, announced plans to invest $50 million in upgrading its barge-loading and grain-handling facilities in the St. Louis area. The ...