Shipping season on the upper Mississippi River has ended as the last barges headed south from St. Paul, Minnesota Nov. 25. Because the upper river freezes each year, barge traffic always halts until ...

This year, AWO marks its 80th anniversary as the tugboat, towboat and barge industry’s advocate, resource and united voice for safe, sustainable and efficient transportation on America’s waterways, ...

Alton Police Lt. Seth Stinnett coordinates the response on the scene with his cell phone on the grounds near the Melvin Price Locks and Dam 26 on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. The towboat Donna H. Furlong ...

LOUISIANA, Mo. — A railroad bridge is undamaged and Mississippi River traffic is moving again at Louisiana, Missouri, after barges broke free from their tow and became stuck under the bridge. Fifteen ...

Crescent Towing has added a new vessel to its ship assist operations on the Lower Mississippi River, the 6,000-hp Z-drive ...

New Orleans-based Bisso Towboat Co., a fifth-generation family-owned business that services ocean-going vessels along the Mississippi River, has been purchased by Connecticut-based Moran Towing Corp., ...