Stories Tagged "boats"
Oil Spill Halts Barge Traffic on Mississippi
posted on July 25, 2008 at 8:07 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard has stopped 59 ships from traversing a closed stretch of the Mississippi River from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico Thursday while hundreds of workers tackled the difficult task of cleaning up about 400,000...
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Water Rights on the Missouri River
posted on March 30, 2007 at 8:03 PM
Two Native American tribes in Montana are seeking a plan to improve what they describe as some of the worst dry land farming around.
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Agreement Reached for U.S. Ownership of Ports
posted on February 16, 2007 at 8:02 PM
Six major U.S port operations will come under U.S ownership following a yearlong political conflict over the ports being operated by Dubai Ports World based in the United Arab Emirates.
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Barge Season Shortened on Missouri River
posted on August 25, 2006 at 8:08 PM
Sale Of Port Operations To United Arab Emirates
posted on February 24, 2006 at 8:02 PM
Post-hurricane Repair Continues at the Gulf Ports
posted on December 30, 2005 at 8:12 PM
USDA Works To Ease Grain Shipping Backlog
posted on November 4, 2005 at 8:11 PM
The government is stepping up efforts to unload hundreds of Mississippi River barges carrying crops damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Congressional Committee Hears River Recovery is Slow
posted on October 28, 2005 at 8:10 PM
Katrina Affects Barge Rates And Grain Prices
posted on September 9, 2005 at 8:09 PM
Midwest Drought Takes Toll on Barge Operators
posted on August 12, 2005 at 8:08 PM
As the Midwest's worst drought in 17 years continues to lower inland rivers, barge operators continue to hope for rain to help buoy their cargoes, as well as their bottom lines.
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Ohio River Re-Opened at Site of Barge Accident
posted on February 4, 2005 at 8:02 PM
Traffic resumed this week along a 42-mile stretch of the Ohio River that was closed for nearly two weeks while salvage crews removed three runaway barges that had twisted themselves around a dam.
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Barge Accident Stops Traffic on Ohio River
posted on January 21, 2005 at 8:01 PM
Ohio River traffic was halted along a 42-mile stretch this week after water levels fell to critical lows behind a lock and dam that was jammed by the wreckage of a barge accident.
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Ship Logjam Cleared at West Coast Ports
posted on November 26, 2004 at 8:11 PM
A ship logjam that caused protracted freight backups at the nation's largest port complex has been cleared, officials say, but the timely flow of cargo remains hampered by ongoing delays at jammed port terminals.
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Matching Bills Call for Lock Construction
posted on July 9, 2004 at 8:07 PM
Legislation has been introduced into the House of Representatives that will serve as a companion to a Senate bill calling for the construction of new navigation locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.
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Trying To Please Both Barge Traffic And Wildlife
posted on May 7, 2004 at 8:05 PM
