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Shippers revel as river rises

Barges full again as storms, dredging free Mississippi

By JIM SUHR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: February 28, 2013 at 2:51 a.m.

Hundreds of barges are stuck north and south of Greenville, Miss. due to low water on the Mississippi River, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Low water levels that are restricting shipping traffic, forcing harbor closures and causing barges to run aground on the economically vital Mississippi River are expected to continue into October, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Alan Spearman)

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 Hundreds of barges are stuck north and south of Greenville, Miss. due to low water on the Mississippi River, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. Low water levels that are restricting shipping traffic, forcing harbor closures and causing barges to run aground on the economically vital Mississippi River are expected to continue into October, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Alan Spearman)

Mississippi River shippers have returned to hauling full loads after several storms and aggressive rock-clearing deepened the waterway, eliminating worries about barge traffic shutting down, the river’s stewards and barge operators said Wednesday.

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