# Infomarine On-Line Maritime News - Moving Freight on Inland Waterways takes Public, Private Sector Collaboration

> Industry and government speakers at FreightWeekSTL 2026 said coordination between operators and the Army Corps of Engineers is key to keeping the Mississippi River open. ACBL operates about 3,200 barges, and about 70% of its vessels transit the St. Louis area. The Corps maintains roughly 300 miles of the river in the St. Louis district.

- Date: 2026-08-17 · published 2026-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18087-infomarine-on-line-maritime-news-moving-freight-on-inland-waterways-takes
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The panel describes ongoing river management practices without a new disruption, so it has little immediate price effect. It does underline the St. Louis hub's importance for grain barge capacity.

## Sources

- infomarine.net: https://www.infomarine.net/en/insight/56-marinelog/78950-moving-freight-on-inland-water.html

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