# Mississippi River container vessel project gets $25m state grant

> Missouri has awarded $25m in state funding toward a St Louis-area terminal on the Mississippi River. The terminal at Herculaneum will handle feeder container vessels that carry boxed cargo to ultra-large boxships at Louisiana's Port of Plaquemines.

- Date: 2022-06-21 · published 2022-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41125-mississippi-river-container-vessel-project-gets-25m-state-grant
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A new feeder container route could shift some containerized grain and feed-related cargo away from truck and rail toward river barges and ocean transit. The effect on feed commodity prices is small and long-term.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- tradewindsnews.com: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containerships/mississippi-river-container-vessel-project-gets-25m-state-grant/2-1-1243078

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