Insight A list of major US bridge collapses caused by ships and barges Posted onMarch 26, 2024 A world shipping association says there have been at least 35 major bridge collapses worldwide from 1960 to 2015 due to ship or barge collision … 4382997
Insight Low Mississippi River limits barges just as farmers want to move their crops downriver Posted onSeptember 17, 2023 A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar 5536618
Insight Two new barges to house up to 1,000 migrants – Sunak Posted onJune 5, 2023 Rishi Sunak said the numbers of people crossing the Channel in small boats is down by around a fifth since last year. 8877304
Insight Sunak reveals two more asylum barges and says small boats policy is ‘working’ with crossings down 20% Posted onJune 5, 2023 ‘Our plan is starting to work’, claims PM – but admits crossings will continue this year 9131080
Insight ‘Ludicrous’ asylum barges plan ruled out by Treasury when Rishi Sunak was chancellor Posted onMarch 29, 2023 Immigration minister tells parliament the government is again ‘exploring the possibility of accommodating migrants in vessels’ 6526609
Insight Raab says government will ‘look at’ housing migrants and asylum seekers on barges Posted onMarch 29, 2023 Dominic Raab has suggested that the government will “look at” housing migrants and asylum seekers on barges while their claims are processed. 5687474
Insight Home Office plans to put migrants on barges and cruise ships Posted onMarch 29, 2023 ‘Direction of travel’ towards using offshore vessels, as minister sets out plans to use RAF bases 29651113
Insight Plans to house migrants on ex-military bases, barges and ferries to be unveiled Posted onMarch 29, 2023 Immigration minister Robert Jenrick is to unveil the plans, billed as a “move to rudimentary accommodation”. 4822761
Insight 1,500 barges stuck in vital Mississippi River shipping lanes as water levels drop precipitously low Posted onOctober 26, 2022 Drought has driven water levels to record lows in some spots along the river 256816