# Communication Key During Low Water Seasons - The Waterways Journal

> A panel at IMX 2024 in Nashville said low-water navigation impacts on western rivers were much smaller in 2023 than in 2022, despite similarly low river levels. Panelists credited earlier dredging, better communication and industry-agency collaboration.

- Date: 2024-06-07 · published 2024-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16530-communication-key-during-low-water-seasons-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Smoother low-water logistics reduce barge delays and freight costs for grain and meal moving down the Mississippi, which supports US basis and export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2024/06/07/communication-key-during-low-water-seasons-imx/

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