LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Salvage operations began Tuesday morning to remove two barges stuck in the Ohio River, one of which is loaded with methanol, a toxic chemical. A number of barges came loose ...

Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based barging company Parker Towing Company on Tuesday announced it has acquired Baton Rouge, La.-based tank barge operator General Marine Services (GMS).GMS operates a fleet of ...

The last tow of the 2025 Upper Mississippi River navigation season departed St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, November 25. The M/V ...

One of the towing vessels sank in the Mississippi River and the other sustained heavy damage. DESTREHAN, La. (WWL-TV) — Three people are missing in the Mississippi River after two towing vessels ...

Q: Why do I see so many tugboats pushing barges rather than towing them? A: In terms of power and water resistance, it is more efficient to push rather than pull a barge. But a lot depends on where it ...

LeBeouf Bros. Towing, LLC is one of the oldest marine towing companies operating the U.S. inland waterway system. Formed in the early 1940s by brothers Willard and Irvin LeBeouf, and joined in 1946 by ...