The US Coast Guard is working to determine exactly what led to an oil tanker and a tug boat crashing on the Mississippi River. “The Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision that resulted in a ...

A representative for Campbell Transportation, which manages the barges, said river levels are too high to send divers in to confirm its location.

Several river barges broke loose from a tow boat on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, with three barges pinned against the lower McAlpine Dam site, the U.S. Army Corps of ...

"Towboat On The River" (1953) explores the significance of American rivers as vital transportation highways, tracing their historical use from Native Americans to modern towboats. It highlights ...

The low water levels of the Mississippi River — and others across the U.S. — have caused obstacles to shipping that have ripple effects on the global economy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

More than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, striking one bridge that had already been preemptively closed and damaging a marina ...

A barge became stuck on the Arkansas River between Fort Smith and Van Buren Tuesday, according to a spokesperson with the U.S. Coast Guard.

Riverlife's Shore Thing is a 4,800-square foot barge with a concession stand, live music and more anchored on the Allegheny River between the Clemente and Warhol bridges.

Mississippi water levels have been falling since June. That’s worrying farmers and the barge operators who ship grains to New Orleans and the world beyond.

EMSWORTH, Pa. — Work is nearly complete to remove the runaway barges that hit the Emsworth Dam after they broke loose and floated down the Ohio River late last week.

Pittsburgh officials say more than two dozen river barges broke loose from their moorings and floated down the Ohio River, damaging a marina and striking a bridge.