ST PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday the local shipping season on the Mississippi River has begun. The first towboat, with nine barges, passed through Lock and Dam 2 in ...

Coal barges are not an uncommon sight for West Virginians who live along riverways, but for those who live along the Kanawha River, those barges that travel the waterway will be seeing a delay.

A barge tow struck a vane dike on the Ohio River last year because the pilot did not effectively compensate for the outdraft current while navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in Louisville, Kentucky, ...

"Towboat On The River" (1953) explores the significance of American rivers as vital transportation highways, tracing their historical use from Native Americans to modern towboats. It highlights the ...

The district’s first ice measurements took place on Lake Pepin Feb. 12, and continued through March 19. Lake Pepin’s ice thickness is measured because it’s the widest, naturally occurring part of the ...

A tow pilot’s distraction caused by personal cellphone use resulted in a collision last year with moored barges on the lower Mississippi River, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.