# Officials using dredges to maintain safe navigation paths along historically low Mississippi River - SuperTalk Mississippi

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is running dustpan dredges around the clock to keep navigation channels open on the historically low Mississippi. The river hit record lows for a second consecutive year in early October, and the Corps is working to maintain a 12-foot navigation depth.

- Date: 2023-11-19 · published 2023-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16590-officials-using-dredges-to-maintain-safe-navigation-paths-along-historically
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Dredging helps keep barge lanes open and limits further cuts to tow size, which supports freight capacity during harvest exports. Without it, shipping constraints and higher barge costs would deepen.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- supertalk.fm: https://www.supertalk.fm/officials-using-dredges-to-maintain-safe-navigation-paths-along-historically-low-mississippi-river/

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