date:Aug 21, 2012
ssippi River system is slow in all areas, says G. Stephen Holcomb, vice president for investor relations with Kirby Corporation, one of the nation's largest inland waterway transportation companies. We're still so far able to make our deliveries.
Though some sources say the low water levels mean barges can only carry up to 75% of their normal cargo, Holcomb says right now that tank barges, for example, have to trim back only 6 inches of total tank depth. The normal depth of one of our tank barge