# $25 million earmarked for new container port in Jefferson County as plan moves forward

> Jefferson County, Missouri has earmarked $25 million for a new container port in Herculaneum as the plan advances. The funding aims to ease supply-chain congestion by moving shipping containers by barge.

- Date: 2022-05-24 · published 2022-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41596-25-million-earmarked-for-new-container-port-in-jefferson-county-as-plan-moves
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A new container-on-barge facility on the Upper Mississippi may add some river logistics capacity, but its effect on feed commodity prices is negligible.

## Sources

- fox2now.com: https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/25-million-earmarked-for-new-container-port-in-jefferson-county-as-plan-moves-forward/

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