# St. Louis District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Dredge Potter underway for another dredging season - DredgeWire : DredgeWire

> The St. Louis District Corps of Engineers began the 2024 dredging season with the Dredge Potter on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. In 2023 the dredge moved 6.3 million cubic yards of material at 31 locations during drought.

- Date: 2024-06-25 · published 2024-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16536-st-louis-district-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-dredge-potter-underway-for
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Active dredging maintains channel depth for barge traffic, reducing the risk of low-water freight spikes for grain shipments.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- dredgewire.com: https://dredgewire.com/st-louis-district-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-dredge-potter-underway-for-another-dredging-season/

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