# Upper Mississippi System Reopens - The Waterways Journal

> The Motor Vessel Crockett locked through Lock and Dam 2 at Hastings on March 23, the first vessel of the 2026 navigation season. Tows crossed Lake Pepin's sheet ice earlier, and Locks and Dam 25 has scheduled closures on March 25 and 27 but is otherwise open.

- Date: 2026-03-27 · published 2026-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16377-upper-mississippi-system-reopens-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Early reopening of the upper Mississippi gives grain shippers more barge capacity sooner, which supports lower river freight costs and eases pressure on Upper Midwest cash grain basis.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2026/03/27/upper-mississippi-system-reopens/

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