The Ste. Genevieve (Mo.)-Modoc Ferry, one of the oldest on the Mississippi River, resumed service on May 18 after a 14-month layup for hull repairs at JB Marine. It passed… Read More
Upper Mississippi River
Moonlight, Canvasback and Steamboat are the names of three new under-construction man-made islands being formed in the Riverbend area of the Mississippi River near Grafton, Ill. The names were given… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mooring cell at Locks and Dam 14 near Pleasant Valley, Iowa, on April 23. This mooring cell, part… Read More
Locks and dams reopened on the Upper Mississippi as waters dropped below flood stage following a surge due to rapid snowmelt. According to river gauge readings from the National Oceanic… Read More
High water closed most of the Upper Mississippi River to commercial traffic as 33 river gauges from the Twin Cities through Burlington, Iowa, showed “major flooding,” according to the National… Read More
Scheduled maintenance and repair work at Lock 24, at Mississippi River Mile 273.4, near Clarksville, Mo., has been underway since the lock dewatering was completed January 23. Upper bulkheads were… Read More
LS Marine Inc., Grove Heights, Minn., was awarded a $7.7 million contract by the St. Paul Engineer District to use dredged material from the head of Lake Pepin to restore… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its report concerning a collision between a coal train and a barge pushed against the shoreline that was overhanging the railroad track… Read More
CGB/Waterfront Services has expanded operations in Cairo, Ill., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., with additional drydocks, tank barge cleaning, hull repairs, dry cargo barge cleaning, a floating crane service and small-scale… Read More
A pilot project on flooding and climate resilience in the Upper Mississippi River basin was recently announced by the National Oceanic and Aeronautic Administration and its partners, including the Upper… Read More
