# Daily Update - New Orleans / Mississippi River - 2024-05-28 | Moran

> The New Orleans Board of Trade's May 28, 2024 daily report sets the controlling draft for deep-draft vessels at 50 feet, with two dredges working in Southwest Pass. Pilot groups list maximum loading drafts that decline upriver, and vessels of 41 feet or more must transit Baton Rouge Harbor in daylight only. Operating rules also apply when the Carrollton gauge reads 12 feet and rising.

- Date: 2024-05-28 · published 2024-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16545-daily-update-new-orleans-mississippi-river-2024-05-28-moran
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Draft limits and daylight restrictions affect how fully vessels can load at Gulf export terminals, which can slow loading schedules and add freight cost. These are routine operating conditions with no new price driver.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-19 | [Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +6.7% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-30 | [Mississippi Barge Rate Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16640-mississippi-barge-rate-update.md) | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2020-12-07 | [2020 Shipping Season Over for Upper Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49538-2020-shipping-season-over-for-upper-mississippi-river.md) | +0.6% | +9.0% |
| CORN | 2020-04-10 | [Upper Mississippi River News - Page 11 of 17 - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53516-upper-mississippi-river-news-page-11-of-17-the-waterways-journal.md) | -5.4% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2017-03-22 | [Damaged barge takes on water in Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71896-damaged-barge-takes-on-water-in-mississippi-river.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2023-05-19 | [Updates to locks and dams begin on Upper Mississippi River - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36108-updates-to-locks-and-dams-begin-on-upper-mississippi-river-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | +10.0% |
| SOY | 2023-03-30 | [Mississippi Barge Rate Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16640-mississippi-barge-rate-update.md) | +2.3% | -3.4% |
| SOY | 2020-12-07 | [2020 Shipping Season Over for Upper Mississippi River](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49538-2020-shipping-season-over-for-upper-mississippi-river.md) | -0.2% | +16.1% |

## Sources

- moranshipping.com: https://www.moranshipping.com/news/bulletins/daily-update-new-orleans-slash-mississippi-river-2024-05-28

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