The $31 billion Columbia River shipping industry is feeling the impacts of President Donald Trump’s effort to remake the U.S. economy to be less reliant on imports.

For the fourth straight year, water levels in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers will soon be critically low, forcing shippers to light-load grain barges during harvest season. As barge rates get higher, ...

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.

Thank you for the editorial in regards the coordination among our Louisiana ports. I completely agree that it is well past time that the numerous Louisiana ports need to have a coordinated plan for ...

Close to half of all U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat exports move through the Mississippi River system, making it one of the most important export corridors in the world. Over the past five years, an ...

Southeast Missouri farmers are struggling to export crops down the Mississippi River when river levels are low. The drought has caused the Mississippi River to have lower water levels, which means ...

A barge carrying about 3,600 tons of grain took on water over the weekend just south of Kalama in the Columbia River. (Photo contributed by Claralee Brannan) A barge carrying about 3,600 tons of grain ...

A barge carrying around 3,600 tons of grain took on water over the weekend just south of Kalama in the Columbia River. Tidewater Barge Lines notified the U.S. Coast Guard around 5 p.m. Saturday. “She ...

The Hunts Point Marine Terminal would allow a new point to unload freight off large ships onto their last stage of delivery. Rendering courtesy New York City Economic Development Corp. July 1, 2025 A ...