A massive eight-day backup of barge traffic at Locks and Dam 26 on the Mississippi River in 1976 resulted in shipping losses estimated as high as $500,000 a day.
Barge movement on the Mississippi River continues to be impaired by low-water levels with no end in sight.
The world needs American energy and fuel — badly. And the barges carrying those goods can’t get through fast enough.
The barge and tugboat operator said if no buyers come forward, it could begin employee layoffs by July 15.
Vessels get the green light after a portion of the Mississippi River near Memphis was closed to traffic for a few days. Inspectors found damage to the bridge above it.
“This fracture had the potential of becoming a catastrophic event,” ARDOT Director Lorie Tudor said about a crack found in the I-40 bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee.
Terms of the court-protected restructuring of American Commercial Lines have already been agreed to and no disruptions are expected.
Up to 40 inches of rainfall in parts of southeastern Texas the past three days. More wet weather possible today.
Tonnage of grains, number of grain barges increasing up and down the Mississippi.
