# Dredging To Improve Year-Round Access To Florence, Ala., Harbor - The Waterways Journal

> The Florence Lauderdale County Port Authority plans dredging to allow year-round access to the Port of Florence on the Tennessee River in north Alabama. The port handles about 500,000 tons of cargo a year, including grain, steel, fertilizers and aggregates. Its main terminal is operated by Tennessee Southern Railroad with rail links to CSX.

- Date: 2022-04-15 · published 2022-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16721-dredging-to-improve-year-round-access-to-florence-ala-harbor-the-waterways
- 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

Year-round navigation at a small inland port adds capacity for grain and fertilizer movements in the Tennessee Valley. The effect on commodity prices is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-22 | [IMX Session Explores Equipment And Dredging Work Along The River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64419-imx-session-explores-equipment-and-dredging-work-along-the-river-the-waterways.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2018-11-16 | [Tariffs Bite At End Of Better Year For Barging - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61940-tariffs-bite-at-end-of-better-year-for-barging-the-waterways-journal.md) | -1.2% | +7.2% |
| CORN | 2018-07-13 | [STC Research Identifies Ag Benefit Of Dredging LMR - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63916-stc-research-identifies-ag-benefit-of-dredging-lmr-the-waterways-journal.md) | +2.2% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2022-01-14 | [Ice, Low Water Affecting Navigation - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16733-ice-low-water-affecting-navigation-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.1% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-21 | [Low Water And Mississippi River Drafts - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16676-low-water-and-mississippi-river-drafts-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.9% | -1.4% |
| SOY | 2018-06-22 | [IMX Session Explores Equipment And Dredging Work Along The River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64419-imx-session-explores-equipment-and-dredging-work-along-the-river-the-waterways.md) | -2.2% | -3.5% |
| SOY | 2018-07-12 | [IMX Session Explores Equipment and Dredging Work Along the Mississippi River - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63917-imx-session-explores-equipment-and-dredging-work-along-the-mississippi-river.md) | +1.5% | +7.7% |
| SOY | 2018-11-16 | [Tariffs Bite At End Of Better Year For Barging - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61940-tariffs-bite-at-end-of-better-year-for-barging-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.9% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2022/04/15/dredging-to-improve-year-round-access-to-florence-ala-harbor/

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