# 'Underutilized' Missouri River barge services poised for federal investment – Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals, INC.

> AGRIServices of Brunswick's Missouri River terminal received a barge load of tapioca from Thailand, illustrating efforts to revive barge transport on the river. Supply chain leaders are working to revamp the underused Missouri River barge system with hundreds of millions in congressional funding, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

- Date: 2022-08-01 · published 2022-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40220-underutilized-missouri-river-barge-services-poised-for-federal-investment
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Federal investment in Missouri River barge infrastructure could eventually lower freight costs and improve grain shipping capacity, but the benefits are long-term and not immediately price-moving.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- irpts.org: http://irpts.org/index-119.html

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