Amid exploding fireworks and waving flags, a Chinese ship carrying more than 9,000 containers on Sunday entered the newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity in a ...

On the morning that Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, a levee breach sucked a barge out of the Industrial Canal and into a residential section of the Lower 9th Ward, where it landed on top of homes, ...

One human lifetime. That’s how long we’ve been debating whether the lock of the Industrial Canal should be widened — “we” meaning shipping interests, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and residents of ...

Reader question: Why are the Appleton locks closed? When will they be open to boaters? Answer: The Fox River locks are billed as the only fully restored, hand-operated lock system in the nation.

A sign notes the route for the Erie and Champlain canals at Waterford Harbor on May 16 in Waterford. Lock No. 5 on Saturday in Waterford. The Erie Canal Lock 2 at Waterford Harbor on May 16. The view ...

THEM TODAY, EACH CRACK AND RIDGE IN THESE ROCKS HELPS TELL A STORY THAT DATES BACK TO BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR. AND WHILE MOSS COVERS A LOT OF THESE RUINS NOW, THIS IS A REAL TREASURE UPSTREAM ON THE ...

The New York State Canal Corp. won't agree to any restoration work on the original Erie Canal locks in the city if it interferes with current canal operations, the committee leading the project was ...