# FreightWeekSTL: Major Infrastructure Investments Strengthen Midwest Ports, Boost Capacity and Increase Profitability for the Barge Industry

> More than $500 million in recent, current or expected improvements are planned at three Midwestern ports: Port KC on the Missouri River, America's Central Port on the Mississippi, and Kaskaskia Regional Port District. Federal and state infrastructure funding has been secured to support barge service expansion.

- Date: 2022-05-25 · published 2022-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41593-freightweekstl-major-infrastructure-investments-strengthen-midwest-ports-boost
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Improved river port capacity could lower barge handling costs over time, modestly supporting Midwest grain barge logistics; the effect on near-term prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- thefreightway.com: https://www.thefreightway.com/major-infrastructure-investments-strengthen-midwest-ports-boost-capacity-and-increase-profitability-for-the-barge-industry/

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