Barge

dsc_covered-hoppers-st-louis — Covered hopper barges in St. Louis in 2016. David Krapf photo.

Grain export demand to stay strong in first half of 2017

David Krapf

edith-maersk — The containership Edith Maersk. Maersk photo.

Domestic barge woes mirror global shipping crisis

Pamela Glass

rsz_vane_brothers_barge — New 361'x62'x24'6 asphalt barge was christened back in January. Conrad Shipyard photo"

Conrad delivers asphalt barge to Vane Brothers

WorkBoat Staff

Island Tug and Barge ATB building at Annacis Island Shipyard — A worker's torch cuts metal in the raised forecastle that will house the pin rooms. Alan Haig Brown photo

Island Tug and Barge building ATB tugs

Ken Hocke

barges_miss_river_st-louis_2012_usace — Barges transit the Mississippi River near St. Louis, MO on Dec. 05, 2012. The 2012 severe drought has affected current flow conditions in the Mississippi River and caused low water levels exposing shoals and potentially putting river traffic at risk for .

Brownwater for sale?

Guest Author

Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology cleanup diesel spill — Responders work to contain and clean up a Feb. 28 diesel spill on Seattle's Duwamish River. Coast Guard photo.

Spill contained after tug-barge allision in Seattle

Kirk Moore

samson_mariner_marine_exchange_alaska — The Samson Mariner. Marine Exchange of Alaska photo.

Ashley_Herriman

Diesel spilled in Alaska tug, barge grounding

Ashley Herriman

Ricky J Leboeuf — The towboat Ricky J Leboeuf. D&S Marine Service photo via NTSB.

NTSB: Texas capsize another downstreaming casualty

Kirk Moore

hollywood-entering-aguas-claras-800x480 — The tugboat Hollywood enters the Aguas Clara lock on the Panama Canal. TradeWinds Towing photo.

TradeWinds Towing makes first post-Panamax tug-barge transit

Kirk Moore

Barge locking through Montgomery Locks and Dam. — Coal barge tow locking through Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Pennsylvania. USACE photo.

Barge industry going against the current in 2017

Ken Hocke

chicago-2005-barge-explosion-800x532 — A barge burns after a fatal 2005 explosion in Chicago. Chicago Fire Department photo.

Convictions thrown out in 2005 Chicago barge explosion case

Kirk Moore