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Marine World
Fatigue and Cell Phone Use Lead to $810,000 Mississippi River Barge Collision
A tow pilot distracted by personal cell phone use and suffering from fatigue caused a significant collision with moored barges…
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Maritime News
Fairbanks Morse Defense Completes Rolls-Royce Naval Propulsors Acquisition
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) finalized its acquisition of the Rolls-Royce Naval Propulsors business. It includes facilities in Mississippi and Massachusetts…
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Oil Spill in Mississippi Delta Marshland Continues
The response to the ongoing oil spill in the Pass a Loutre area of the Mississippi Delta has grown into…
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Cooper Consolidated Receives North America’s Largest E-Crane Bulk Cranes
[By Cooper Consolidated] Cooper Consolidated, LLC is proud to announce the expansion of its bulk stevedoring fleet with the addition…
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Marine World
$2 Million Lock Damage: Mississippi River Wake Effects Cause Barge Strike at Algiers Lock
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed that wake effects from passing ships led to a barge strike at New…
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Five Rescued After Tug Collides with Bulk Carrier on Lower Mississippi River
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a collision between the tug Patrick J. Studdert and the Liberian-flagged Clara B near…
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Maritime News
Tugboat Sinks After Collision with Bulker on the Mississippi
The local Louisiana police are reporting that five crewmembers were rescued from the Mississippi River after their vessel collided with…
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Marine World
The Mississippi River is Drying Up Again—And the Timing Could Not Be Worse
(Bloomberg) — The Mississippi River is suffering from low waters for the third straight autumn, a crucial time of year…
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Jefferson County Port Authority Buys Land for New Mississippi River Terminal
The Jefferson County Port Authority (JCPA) has finalized the purchase of approximately 18 acres along the Mississippi River in Herculaneum,…
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Marine World
Drought Shrivels The Mississippi River And Threatens To Disrupt US Food Exports
By Brian K. Sullivan and Tarso Veloso Sep 7, 2024 (Bloomberg) —Drought across the central US is shrinking the Mississippi River,…
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