A massive eight-day backup of barge traffic at Locks and Dam 26 on the Mississippi River in 1976 resulted in shipping losses estimated as high as $500,000 a day.
Officials say a proposed inland port near where the Mississippi and Ohio rivers meet will have ample capacity to serve Midwest customers seeking export access via barge, rail and truck.
FreightWaves discusses why and how the Water Institute of the Gulf is developing a digital platform monitoring shoaling on the Mississippi River.
American Patriot Holdings is creating “a north-south trade lane from the Midwest to the lower Mississippi River that doesn’t exist today for containerized cargo.”
